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Microsoft Issues Zero-Day Attack Alert For Word

Posted by kdawson on from the incoming dept.

0xbl00d writes "Eweek.com is reporting a new Microsoft Word zero-day attack underway. Microsoft issued a security advisory to acknowledge the unpatched flaw, which affects Microsoft Word 2000, Microsoft Word 2002, Microsoft Office Word 2003, Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac and Microsoft Word 2004 v. X for Mac. The Microsoft Works 2004, 2005 and 2006 suites are also affected because they include Microsoft Word. Simply opening a word document will launch the exploit. There are no pre-patch workarounds or anti-virus signatures available. Microsoft suggests that users 'not open or save Word files,' even from trusted sources."

6 of 483 comments (clear)

  1. Obligatory by Saxophonist · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Does this exploit affect opening .doc files in OpenOffice.org?

  2. Whew by AlphaLop · · Score: -1, Redundant

    Yet another reason to be glad I switched over to OpenOffice.

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    It's only paranoia if your wrong...
  3. Open Office to the rescue by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I wonder if this would happen if you were to use Open Office to open the word document.

    What happens when you open an infected file anyway?

  4. Here's a workaround by spiritraveller · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Microsoft suggests that users 'not open or save Word files,' even from trusted sources.

    Uhhhh, right.

    How about just opening those files in openoffice, mmmmmkay?

  5. uhhhh by elmCitySlim · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How am I supposed to type my report tonight?

    Oh yea, disconnect the internet. Goodbye /. for the rest of the night!

  6. Re:Microsoft Recommends.. by charlieman · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why don't just use latex?