CVE-2015-2477

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Published Aug 15, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 13.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Office for Mac 2011, Office for Mac 2016, and Word Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Affected Products

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011::::mac:::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016::::mac:::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 13.6% (13.601% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081

History

Oct 14, 2026 10:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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

Subscriptions

Microsoft Office Word Viewer

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 14, 2026, 9:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Aug 15, 2015, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 14, 2026, 9:14 PM
Reserved: Mar 19, 2015, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:17 AM

Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:17 AM

NVD Updated: Oct 14, 2026, 10:17 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 15, 2015, 12:59 AM
Modified: Oct 14, 2026, 10:17 PM

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