CVE-2015-1645

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 25.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-04-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Enhanced Metafile (EMF) image, aka "EMF Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2003: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131457/Microsoft-Windows-GDI-MRSETDIBITSTODEVICE-bPlay-EMF-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535272/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032110
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-035
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131457/Microsoft-Windows-GDI-MRSETDIBITSTODEVICE-bPlay-EMF-Parsing-Memory-Corruption.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535272/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032110
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2015/ms15-035

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