Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-6038 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Microsoft products
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN Summary
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, Excel 2016, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Excel Viewer, and Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, 2010 SP2, and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Vulnerable Configurations
Part | Description | Count |
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Application | 12 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Msbulletin
bulletin_id | MS15-116 |
bulletin_url | |
date | 2015-11-10T00:00:00 |
impact | Remote Code Execution |
knowledgebase_id | 3104540 |
knowledgebase_url | |
severity | Important |
title | Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution |
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_MS15-116_OFFICE.NASL description The version of Microsoft Office installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to open a specially crafted Office file, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2015-6038, CVE-2015-6094) - A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook for Mac due to improper sanitization of HTML content. A remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted email, to spoof content or to chain an attack to other vulnerabilities in web services. (CVE-2015-6123) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 86817 published 2015-11-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86817 title MS15-116: Security Updates for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3104540) (Mac OS X) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(86817); script_version("1.9"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/16 12:48:31"); script_cve_id("CVE-2015-6038", "CVE-2015-6094", "CVE-2015-6123"); script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS15-116"); script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2015-A-0272"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3102924"); script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"3102925"); script_name(english:"MS15-116: Security Updates for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3104540) (Mac OS X)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Microsoft Office."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Microsoft Office installed on the remote Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to open a specially crafted Office file, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2015-6038, CVE-2015-6094) - A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook for Mac due to improper sanitization of HTML content. A remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted email, to spoof content or to chain an attack to other vulnerabilities in web services. (CVE-2015-6123)"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-116"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Microsoft has released patches for Office for Mac 2011 and for Office 2016 for Mac."); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/11/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/11/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/11/10"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2011:mac"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office:2016:mac"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2011"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel_for_mac:2016"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("macosx_office_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/Version"); script_require_ports("installed_sw/Office for Mac 2011", "installed_sw/Microsoft Outlook", "installed_sw/Microsoft Excel", "installed_sw/Microsoft Word", "installed_sw/Microsoft PowerPoint", "installed_sw/Microsoft OneNote"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("misc_func.inc"); include("install_func.inc"); os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version"); if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X"); # Office 2011 apps = make_list( "Office for Mac 2011", "Microsoft Outlook", "Microsoft Excel", "Microsoft Word", "Microsoft PowerPoint", "Microsoft OneNote" ); report = ""; foreach app (apps) { installs = get_installs(app_name:app); if (isnull(installs[1])) continue; foreach install (installs[1]) { version = install['version']; path = install['path']; if (version =~ "^14\.") fix = '14.5.8'; else fix = '15.16'; if (ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fix, strict:FALSE) < 0) { report += '\n Product : ' + app + '\n Installed version : ' + version + '\n Fixed version : ' + fix; os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version"); if (os =~ "^Mac OS X 10\.[0-9](\.|$)" && app != "Office for Mac 2011") report += '\n Note : Update will require Mac OS X 10.10.0 or later.\n'; else report += '\n'; } } } # Report findings. if (!empty(report)) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:report); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
NASL family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins NASL id SMB_NT_MS15-116.NASL description The remote Windows host has a version of Microsoft Office, Access, Excel, InfoPath, OneNote, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Visio, Word, Excel Viewer, Word Viewer, SharePoint Server, Office Compatibility Pack, Office Web Apps, Skype for Business, or Lync installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities : - Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities exist due to improper handling of objects in memory. A remote attacker can exploit these vulnerabilities by convincing a user to open a specially crafted Office file, resulting in execution of arbitrary code in the context of the current user. (CVE-2015-6038, CVE-2015-6091, CVE-2015-6092, CVE-2015-6093, CVE-2015-6094) - An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when an attacker instantiates an affected Office application via a COM control. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability can gain elevated privileges and break out of the Internet Explorer sandbox. (CVE-2015-2503) last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 86823 published 2015-11-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/86823 title MS15-116: Security Update for Microsoft Office to Address Remote Code Execution (3104540)