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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2015-0085Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2015-0085Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 9.3NVD-CWE-Other

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 Gold and SP1, Word 2013 Gold and SP1, Office 2013 RT Gold and SP1, Word 2013 RT Gold and SP1, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2013 Gold and SP1, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 Gold and SP1, Web Applications 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2, Web Apps Server 2013 Gold and SP1, SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP3, SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP2, SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, SharePoint Foundation 2013 Gold and SP1, and SharePoint Server 2013 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Component Use After Free Vulnerability."

Published: 11 Mar 2015•Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 03:47 AM IST•Source identifier: secure@microsoft.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
9.3HIGH (raw)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
18.7%0.187
Percentile97th
Weakness type
NVD-CWE-Other
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2007 SP3, Excel 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, Office 2010 SP2, Excel 2010 SP2, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2, Office 2013 Gold and SP1, Word 2013 Gold and SP1, Office 2013 RT Gold and SP1, Word 2013 RT Gold and SP1, Excel Viewer, Office Compatibility Pack SP3, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, Excel Services on SharePoint Server 2013 Gold and SP1, Word Automation Services on SharePoint Server 2013 Gold and SP1, Web Applications 2010 SP2, Office Web Apps Server 2010 SP2, Web Apps Server 2013 Gold and SP1, SharePoint Server 2007 SP3, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP3, SharePoint Foundation 2010 SP2, SharePoint Server 2010 SP2, SharePoint Foundation 2013 Gold and SP1, and SharePoint Server 2013 Gold and SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Component Use After Free Vulnerability."

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

11 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • microsoft excel · 2007; 2010 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft excel viewer · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft office · 2010; 2013; web apps server 2010; web apps server 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft office compatibility pack · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft office web apps server · 2010; 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft powerpoint · 2007; 2010 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft sharepoint foundation · 2010; 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft sharepoint server · 2007; 2010; 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft sharepoint services · 3.0 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft web applications · 2010 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft word · 2007; 2010; 2013 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched microsoft-enterprise (Affected product: microsoft sharepoint foundation, Vendor: microsoft)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected Microsoft products and compare local builds with the MSRC advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · The MSRC product/build mapping establishes applicability. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review the advisory's documented behavior on matching hosts before selecting a hunt.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Product family alone does not justify a CVE-specific detection. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated KB or mitigation on matching assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A post-update inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secure@microsoft.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:x86:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:*:*:*:gold:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:*:*:*:rt_gold:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
nvd.nist.govSource recorddocs.microsoft.comSource record

Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.

Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2015-0085
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2015-0085
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2015-0085"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.