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CVE-2015-6585

high

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.

References

https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/blog/threat-research/FireEye_HWP_ZeroDay.pdf

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/09/zero-day_hwp_exploit.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76694

http://www.hancom.com/cs_center/csDownload.do

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-07-25

Updated: 2026-05-13

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0033