Is CVE-2015-2424 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-2424 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2424?

CVE-2015-2424 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2015-2424?

Patch guidance is available from microsoft security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-2424.

Fix CVE-2015-2424 - HIGH microsoft excel viewer

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2015-2424?

11 products: microsoft excel viewer, microsoft office, microsoft office, microsoft office, microsoft office, and 6 more.

Description

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, and PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MICROSOFT
Published: 7/14/2015
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

microsoft : excel_viewermicrosoft : officemicrosoft : officemicrosoft : officemicrosoft : officemicrosoft : officemicrosoft : office_compatibility_packmicrosoft : powerpointmicrosoft : powerpointmicrosoft : wordmicrosoft : word_viewer

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD