CVE-2015-1651

Use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2007 SP3, Word Viewer, and Office Compatibility Pack SP3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Office document, aka "Microsoft Office Component Use After Free Vulnerability."

Published: 2015-04-14 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-1651 is rated High Risk (76.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 53.05%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +15.06% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1651

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-07 37.99% 53.05% +15.06%
2 2025-03-30 35.73% 37.99% +2.27%
3 2025-03-29 35.73%

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1651

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1651

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2015-1651

Comment: <a href="http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html">CWE-416: Use After Free</a>

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1651

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft office_compatibility_pack cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_compatibility_pack:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft word_viewer cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1651

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