High severity · published Jul 25, 2017
CVE-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…
7.8
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HW
Hangul Word Processor · Hancom
2014 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6585
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6585
Vendor Advisory
http://www.hancom.com/cs_center/csDownload.do
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76694
Third Party Advisory
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/09/zero-day_hwp_exploit.html
Third Party Advisory
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/blog/threat-research/FireEye_HWP_ZeroDay.pdf
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