PT-2015-7422 · Microsoft+1 · Office Word+1

Dave Weinstein · Published 2015-09-02 · Updated 2016-12-22 · CVE-2015-6948

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Corel WordPerfect (affected versions not specified)

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the Microsoft Word document conversion feature of Corel WordPerfect. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document. There have been reports of this issue being exploited as a 0-day vulnerability, indicating it has been used in real-world attacks before a patch was available.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-6948

ZDI-15-410

Affected Products

Corel Wordperfect

Office Word

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6948 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-410 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033559 · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-410 · Note