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Old 04-02-2007, 11:54   #1
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Microsoft Office Unspecified String Handling Vulnerability

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Critical: Extremely critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched
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A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Office, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when handling strings and can be exploited to cause a memory corruption.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitary code.

NOTE: According to Microsoft, the vulnerability is currently being actively exploited via Excel, but other Office applications may also be affected.

Solution:
Do not open untrusted Office documents
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