Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability (CVE-2015-1642)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-03-03 · CVE-2015-1642
Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document. CISA added CVE-2015-1642 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 3, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Mar 24, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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