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[News] Microsoft Word Flaw Now Flagged "Extremely Critical"

Word flaw hit with zero-day attack

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| An "extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000 is currently being
| exploited by malicious attackers, which could lead to remote execution
| of code on a user's system, security researcher Secunia advised
| Tuesday.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6112265.html

Mentioned in a scoop by El Reg yesterday. This exploit can be used to hijack
Windows PC's, then attacking Web sites and bombing the Web with SPAM.

Microsoft software: a criminal's delight.

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