MS Office Zero-Day Under Attack

paulBarbs writes "Microsoft is warning users to be on the lookout for suspicious Excel files that arrive unexpectedly — even if they come from a co-worker's e-mail address. In an advisory, Microsoft confirmed a new wave of limited "zero-day" attacks was underway, using a code execution flaw in its Microsoft Office desktop productivity suite. Although .xls files are currently being used to launch the spear phishing attacks, Microsoft said users of other Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, etc.) are potentially at risk."

Comments

How old are you?

[HomelessInLaJolla]

Dear Exploit,

How old are you? How long have you been available in the wild? How long did your brother exist in SP1 before you came along in SP2? Do you have a cousin which works in Win98/SE? How long have corporate managers been using you to spy on their employees?

Signed,

Secret Admirer

what?

[macadamia_harold]

MS Office Zero-Day Under Attack

*rereads headline* what?

I open Excel files 1 day after I receive them

[product byproduct]

to protect myself against 0-day attacks.