Intrusion PreventionMS.Office.XLSX.Element.Handling.Memory.Corruption
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office.
The vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain objects when the vulnerable software attempts to access a specially crafted MS Office file. An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the context of the logged in user via a crafted office file.
Affected Products
Microsoft Visio 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1
Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit editions)
Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit editions)
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011
Microsoft Excel for Mac 2011
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
Microsoft Excel 2016 for Mac
Microsoft Excel Viewer
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Apply the most recent upgrade or patch from the vendor.
http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS15-110
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
| ID | 41484 |
| Created | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Updated | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2015-2558 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 81.18% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, MacOS |
| Affected App | MS_Office |