HTTP: Microsoft Office CVE-2015-6040 Remote Code Execution
This signature detects an attempt to exploit a known Vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code into the application's context.
Extended Description
Microsoft Excel 2007 SP3, Excel 2010 SP2, Excel for Mac 2011, Excel 2016 for Mac, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, and Excel Viewer allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Affected Products
Microsoft excel_viewer
References
CVE: CVE-2015-6040
Short Name
HTTP:STC:DL:CVE-2015-6040-RCE
Severity
Major
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2015-6040 Code Execution Microsoft Office Remote
Release Date
12/08/2015
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3761
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Microsoft
CVSS Score
9.3