Another flaw in Microsoft Word

Dec 09, 2006 Security Issues

For the umpteenth time, yet another flaw in a Microsoft program was disclosed.. So far, I think the number and size of patches and fixes released by them would’ve easily outstripped the software itself, whether it is IE, any of the programs in MS-Office, or the Windows OS itself !!

This latest one has been detected in Word, which could let malicious hackers take control of victims’ computers by sending them email with a Word document attached.

Microsoft informed computer users of the problem Tuesday, though the company classified it as a security “advisory.” That makes it a less urgent warning than other security disclosures, though the company is investigating attacks that exploited the vulnerability.

As of Wednesday evening, the company had not released a patch to fix the problem.