Microsoft Word attacks again
Open MS Word e-mail files should be opened with caution. Microsoft has announced the discovery of a new vulnerability, which allows a hacker, by inserting a specific string of characters into the text file, to launch malicious software on the attacked machine, writes InfoWorld .
The vulnerability received a critical status, but it will only be possible to download the next Microsoft security update on December 12. The error affects versions of MS Word 2000, 2002 and 2003, Word Viewer 2003 and some versions of Microsoft Works.
Experts believe that Microsoft office products currently contain more errors that could be used by attackers than in the operating system itself.
The vulnerability received a critical status, but it will only be possible to download the next Microsoft security update on December 12. The error affects versions of MS Word 2000, 2002 and 2003, Word Viewer 2003 and some versions of Microsoft Works.
Experts believe that Microsoft office products currently contain more errors that could be used by attackers than in the operating system itself.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/2312/
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