Vulnerability · CVE-2015-1683
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Published May 13, 2015 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Microsoft Office 2007 SP3
Check this week
CVE-2015-1683 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 13.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Microsoft Office 2007 SP3.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Microsoft Office 2007 SP3).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 13.51%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/office · vendor n/a n/a
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Are you affected?
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- cpe microsoft/office2007
- vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2015-1683
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2015-1683 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 13.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Microsoft Office 2007 SP3.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 2007. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 13.51%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 13, 2015 · NIST NVD
Detected
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-1683
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-1683
30-day exploitation probability 13.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2015-1683
Microsoft Office 2007 SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted document, aka "Microsoft Office Memory Corruption Vulnerability."
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.