Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-1641)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-11-03 · CVE-2015-1641
Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to failure to properly handle rich text format files in memory. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution in the context of the current user. CISA added CVE-2015-1641 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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