CVE-2015-6585
HIGH EXPLOITEDHangul Word Processor - Remote Code Execution via Crafted HWPX Para Text Tag
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
CVE-2015-6585 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck 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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76694
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2015/09/zero-day_hwp_exploit.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.hancom.com/cs_center/csDownload.do
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/blog/threat-research/FireEye_HWP_ZeroDay.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0249
EPSS Percentile
82.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
VulnCheck KEV
2016-05-13
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
hancom/hangul_word_processor
2014
Published
Jul 25, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026