FYI: Important update for Microsoft Office and VBA

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

"Brevity is the sister of talent."
Anton Chekhov (1860-1904); Russian short-story writer, dramatist.

- Important update for Microsoft Office and VBA -
Oxygen3 24h-365d, by Panda Software (http://www.pandasoftware.com)

Madrid, September 5, 2003 - Microsoft has released an update(*) that corrects a vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office users, and users of any application using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). This vulnerability could allow a hacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

This problem originated in a buffer overflow in the VBA module that checks the properties of a document when it is opened. This flaw will allow an attacker to create a document -for example, a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document-, that will execute arbitrary code when opened. New viruses and worms could also exploit this vulnerability in order to spread themselves.

Oxygen3 24h-365d recommends users to visit the Windows Update regularly (http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com), in order to download the latest updates available.

(*) More information on this vulnerability, the products it affects and on the updates for the corresponding versions is available at Microsoft security bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-037.asp

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[meegbear]

1. Is it me ....

or is it that if you just have some app do a "buffer overflow", you can do anything with the machine?

You'd think they'd be able to figure out some way to stop that.

[Northwind]

2. Want reliable security and no more Microsoft hassles?

Buy a Mac.

[OldEuropean]

3. The ultimate Microsoft Office security patch

http://www.openoffice.org

1.1 RC3 rocks.