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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. TAGS: Microsoft Word, attack, flaw, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail

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. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft Word, attacker, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: cyberattack, attack, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, vulnerability, security, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Microsoft Word, cyberattack, attack, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, security, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Microsoft Word, attack, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh

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. TAGS: vulnerability, Microsoft Word, flaw, security company, code, attack, McAfee Inc., security, Microsoft Corp., PC

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. TAGS: Trend Micro Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, vulnerability, security company, flaw, denial of service, Microsoft Word, security, smart phone, Symantec Corp., mobile device, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Studio, cyberattack, flaw, development tool, Microsoft Word, software company, fix, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Word, Symantec Corp., trojan horse, attack, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: back door, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Word, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

No fix yet for Word 2000 flaw

 September 12, 2006 Microsoft releases patches for three security holes, but does not have a fix for a Word 2000 flaw being used in attacks. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, flaw, Qualys Inc., attacker, cyberattack, vulnerability, patch, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, patch management, fix, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

 January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, patch management, attacker, flaw, fix, Microsoft Update, Microsoft Office, Automatic Update, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Microsoft releases 'critical' updates for new programs

 May 8, 2007 This month's Patch Tuesday focuses on fixes for vulnerabilities in 2007 editions of Internet Explorer, Exchange and Office. TAGS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, vulnerability, fix, Microsoft Office 2007, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Update, DNS, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, e-mail

Microsoft criticized for lack of software security

 May 6, 2000 Security experts say the "I Love You" worm's spread is a perfect demonstration of the software maker's technologies working exactly as they were designed to operate. TAGS: scripting language, software company, programming language, security, language, virus, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, operating system, Microsoft Windows

New Excel zero-day flaw used in attacks

 June 16, 2006 At least one customer reports being target of cyberattack exploiting yet-to-be-patched hole in spreadsheet software. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Excel, attack, flaw, vulnerability, software company, fix, Symantec Corp., spreadsheet, security, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft patches zero-day Windows Media flaw

 December 12, 2006 Fix for critical security hole in Windows Media Format was added to Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates at the last moment. TAGS: SNMP, Windows Media Format, flaw, vulnerability, patch management, Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, Windows Media, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Corp., security, fix, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft plugs 21 security holes

 June 13, 2006 All but two of the 21 Windows, Office and Exchange flaws could let an intruder run code on a compromised computer. TAGS: Qualys Inc., bulletin, Microsoft JScript, security hole, information technology manager, vulnerability, remote access, flaw, Microsoft Exchange Server, patch management, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., service pack, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security
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