CVE-2015-2463

Exp

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 SP2, Live Meeting 2007 Console, Lync 2010, Lync 2010 Attendee, Lync 2013 SP1, Lync Basic 2013 SP1, Silverlight before 5.1.40728, and .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, and 4.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType font, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2464.

Published: 2015-08-15 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-2463 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 38.62%, 97th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-2463

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
37915 exploit_db edb 2015-08-21 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-2463

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 2025-12-28 41.05% 38.62% -2.44%
2 2025-12-27 38.62% 41.05% +2.44%
3 2025-10-28 — 38.62% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-2463

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-2015-2463

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-2463

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft .net_framework 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft .net_framework 3.5 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:.net_framework:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft live_meeting 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:live_meeting:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft lync 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft lync 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:*:*:attendee:*:*:*
microsoft lync 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft lync_basic 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync_basic:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft silverlight <= 5.1.40416.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:silverlight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_7 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_8 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_8.1 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_rt — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_vista — cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-2463

URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76239 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033238 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-080 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37915/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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