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Second zero-day flaw found in Word
December 11, 2006
Flaw could let attacker commandeer a PC and affects several versions of the word-processing program.
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Microsoft advises 'safe mode' for Word
May 23, 2006
Following at least one targeted attack that exploits a flaw, company suggests running Office application in restricted mode.
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Office 2003 update blocks older file formats
January 3, 2008
Latest service pack for productivity suite renders older file formats--including those for Word, Excel, PowerPoint--inaccessible.
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Sharp puts Word files on phones
December 11, 2003
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Another Word zero-day bug used in attacks
January 25, 2007
A fourth yet-to-be-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Word is actively being exploited in cyberattacks, the company has warned.
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Word hole exploited in zero-day attacks
December 6, 2006
"Limited attacks" are taking advantage of previously unknown security bug in word-processing program, Microsoft warns.
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Software shifts for Microsoft
January 4, 2008
As a new year begins, the titan of Redmond is tinkering away at applications from years gone by.
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Office 2007 fails OOXML conformance test
April 21, 2008
Test shows that Word documents generated by today's version of Office 2007 don't conform to the Office Open XML standard under development by the ISO. (By Peter Judge of ZDNet UK)
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Word blunder exposes U.K. split on terrorism
September 16, 2005
A British government minister is reportedly caught out over anti-terrorism measures by the "track changes" feature in Microsoft Word.
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Attack code published for third Word flaw
December 14, 2006
Code could be used to crash or commandeer PCs, security firms warn. But Microsoft hasn't yet confirmed the vulnerability.
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Zero-day attack hits Word
February 15, 2007
Microsoft is working to patch a security flaw in its word-processing software that is being used in targeted cyberattacks.
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Microsoft patches latest Word
January 27, 2004
The software giant is advising people who use Word 2003 to download a fix for a flaw that causes the recently released word processing application to crash in certain circumstances.
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Zero-day Word flaw used in attack
May 19, 2006
Symantec warns of unpatched hole in Microsoft Word that was used in a bid to compromise Japanese government PCs.
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Facing 'new world of work,' Microsoft locks up Office
May 24, 2005
As government gets strict on how companies manage data, Microsoft looks at ways to make Word, other files more secure.
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Word flaw hit with zero-day attack
September 5, 2006
"Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code.
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Password protection in Microsoft Word criticized
January 7, 2004
Word documents that use the software's built-in password protection to avoid unauthorized editing can easily be modified, a security expert maintains.
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No fix yet for zero-day flaw in Word
December 7, 2006
Microsoft will have patches for Windows and Visual Studio on Tuesday, but apparently not for a Word flaw being used in cyberattacks.
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Windows Mobile flaws could crash phones
January 31, 2007
Security firm has uncovered two bugs that, if exploited, could crash phones and other devices running Microsoft's Windows Mobile software.
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Microsoft delays Office converters for Mac
May 15, 2007
Company pushes out by several months tools enabling Mac users to read new Office file formats. Limited Word-only converter is available now.
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