CVE-2007-0515 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service in Microsoft Word via memory corruption triggered by user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0515?
CVE-2007-0515 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Office, published on 26 Jan 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Word allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Word 2000, and cause a denial of service on Word 2003, via unknown attack vectors that trigger memory corruption, as exploited by Trojan.Mdropper.W and later by Trojan.Mdropper.X, a different issue than CVE-2006-6456, CVE-2006-5994, and CVE-2006-6561.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0515?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word Viewer, Microsoft Works.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0515 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-0515 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-0515 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gw2r-9wm8-vx4v.