CVE-2015-6585 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2017-07-25

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:hancom:hangul_word_processor:2014:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6523	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01355.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.hancom.com/cs_center/csDownload.do
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76694
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/09/zero-day_hwp_exploit.html
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/blog/threat-research/FireEye_HWP_ZeroDay.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Hancom Hangul Word Processor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-07-25T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:22:22.418Z

Reserved: 2015-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6585

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-07-25T18:29:00.963

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-6585

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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