CVE-2015-1645 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Windows systems by tricking users into opening a crafted Enhanced Metafile image.
- 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-2015-1645?
CVE-2015-1645 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, published on 14 Apr 2015. 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
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image, aka "EMF Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1645?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1645?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1645 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2015-1645 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1645 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 7
- CVE-2015-1635 Microsoft HTTP.sys Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2015-2360 Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6324 Microsoft Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2014-6332 Microsoft Windows Object Linking & Embedding (OLE) Automation Array Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2014-4148 Microsoft Windows Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f987-fhww-hfvp.