On 2008-07-09, Erik Funkenbusch <erik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
> On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:57:57 -0400, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Symantec Warns of New Word Attack
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>>| Criminals have found a new way to attack PC users, taking advantage of what
>>| appears to be a new bug in Microsoft's Word software, according to Symantec.
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>>| Symantec warned of the attack Tuesday, saying on its Web site that it had
>>| seen attackers exploiting "what is possibly an undisclosed vulnerability
>>| affecting Microsoft Word."
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>> http://www.pcworld.com/article/148099/symantec_warns_of_new_word_attack.html
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> The flaw is specific to only one version of Word. Word 2000 SP3. This is
> not a broad attack, no other versions appear to be affected.
According to MICROS~1.
Symantec, who reported the flaw, says " Initial analysis suggests that
some Microsoft Office versions, even when fully patched, are affected
by this exploit."
In coming days, weeks and months I guess we'll get to see who is
correct in the analysis: the lying, convicted monopolist, or the
company that makes a living trying to (futilely) "protect" the products
of the lying, convicted monopolist. I expect there will be a patch for
several versions of Offal soon.
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