First published: Wed Oct 14 2015(Updated: )
Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long fileVersion element in an Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Credit: secure@microsoft.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2007-sp3 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2010-sp2 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2010-sp2 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2013-sp1 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2013-sp1 | |
Microsoft Excel for Mac | =2016 | |
Microsoft Excel | =2011 | |
Microsoft Excel | =2016 | |
Microsoft Excel Viewer | ||
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint | =sp3 | |
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server | =2007-sp3 | |
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server | =2007-sp3 | |
Microsoft SharePoint Server | =2010-sp2 | |
Microsoft SharePoint Server | =2013-sp1 |
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CVE-2015-2558 is rated as critical due to its potential to allow remote code execution.
To address CVE-2015-2558, install the latest security updates released by Microsoft for affected versions of Excel.
CVE-2015-2558 affects multiple versions of Microsoft Excel, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack, and SharePoint Server.
Yes, CVE-2015-2558 can be exploited remotely if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file.
CVE-2015-2558 may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.