CVE-2015-1683 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-05-13

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 13.5% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13508.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032295
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-046

History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2015-05-13T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2026-10-14T21:11:36.769Z

Reserved: 2015-02-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1683

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:47:17.642Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-13T10:59:14.880

Modified: 2026-10-14T22:17:03.727

Link: CVE-2015-1683

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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