CVE-2015-1770
Published 2015-06-10 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2015-1770 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Office. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 28, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by April 18, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Uninitialized Memory Use Vulnerability."
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — Office
Name: Microsoft Office Uninitialized Memory Use Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-03-28 · Due: 2022-04-18
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75016
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032523
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-059
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75016
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032523
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-059
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1770