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CVE-2015-2423

CVE-2015-2423MEDIUM

n/a n/a — Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, …

  AV  AC  Au  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   M   N  P  N  N    4.3   .1985   97.4     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Mar 19  Reserved by microsoft
  Aug 15  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Oct 14  ENRICHED — CVE-2015-2423. Received CVSS 4.3 and CPE data from NVD.

CWE-200 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v2.0 · 6 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Windows 10, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Visio 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Visio 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Excel 2013 SP1, PowerPoint 2013 SP1, Visio 2013 SP1, Word 2013 SP1, Excel 2013 RT SP1, PowerPoint 2013 RT SP1, Visio 2013 RT SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, and Internet Explorer 7 through 11 allow remote attackers to gain privileges and obtain sensitive information via a crafted command-line parameter to an Office application or Notepad, as demonstrated by a transition from Low Integrity to Medium Integrity, aka "Unsafe Command Line Parameter Passing Vulnerability."

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
March 19, 2015	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
August 15, 2015	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
October 14, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2015-2423. Received CVSS 4.3 and CPE data from NVD.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-200

References (6)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033237 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033239 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033248 [Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-079 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-081 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-088 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2015-2423 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-200

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