Microsoft Word Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerability

[pedantic]

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Critical: Extremely critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched

Description:A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error in the handling of Word documents can be exploited to cause a memory corruption.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Solution:
Do not open or save untrusted Word documents.

[Nikesh]

This doesn't affect Office 2007 does it?

[punky]

Cheers for this mate

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Nikesh

This doesn't affect Office 2007 does it?

Nope, lucky i just got hold of Office 2007.

[nffc]

In other words... if you open a word document armageddon will break out