CVE-2015-1641: Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft

Product

Office

Added to the catalog

2021-11-03

Due date for US federal agencies

2022-05-03

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Catalog version

2026.10.30

Microsoft Office contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to failure to properly handle rich text format files in memory. Successful exploitation allows for remote code execution in the context of the current user.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1641

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2015-04-14T20:59:05.250

Last modified

2026-06-17T00:22:45.033

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73995 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032104 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-033 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73995 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032104 (Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-033 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-1641 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner

microsoft

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2015-04-14T20:00:00.000Z

Updated

2025-10-21T23:56:03.725Z

Problem types

n/a

Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word for Mac 2011, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1, and Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2 and 2013 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTF document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

References

• 1032104
• 73995
• MS15-033

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Detection rules (SigmaHQ)

SigmaHQ rules whose own tags name this CVE. Each rule page shows the rule as its author published it.

• Exploit for CVE-2015-1641 (status stable, level critical)

Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

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