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Vulnerability · CVE-2015-6585

hancom hangul_word_processor Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Published May 13, 2016 · catalog updated May 13, 2016 · hancom hangul_word_processor Improper Restriction

Patch now

CVE-2015-6585 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm hancom hangul_word_processor Improper Restriction against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (hancom hangul_word_processor Improper Restriction).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.49%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor hancom hangul_word_processor

hwpapp.dll in Hangul Word Processor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted heap spray, and by leveraging a "type confusion" via an HWPX file containing a crafted para text tag.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor hancom hangul_word_processorversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2015-6585

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2015-6585 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm hancom hangul_word_processor Improper Restriction against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.49%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2016 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    hwpapp.dll in Hangul Word Processor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted heap spray, and by leveraging a "type confusion" via an HWPX file containing a crafted para text tag.

  2. May 13, 2016 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2015-6585

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2015-6585

    30-day exploitation probability 2.5%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2015-6585

    hwpapp.dll in Hangul Word Processor allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted heap spray, and by leveraging a "type confusion" via an HWPX file containing a crafted para text tag.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.