Thread: Microsoft Word Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
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Old 11-12-2006, 13:44   #1
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Microsoft Word Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical: Extremely critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched
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Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when processing Word documents. No more information is currently available.

According to Microsoft, this is a different vulnerability than:
SA23232

NOTE: The vulnerability is already being actively exploited.

Solution: Do not open untrusted Office documents.
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