01-17-2008, 09:48 AM
Quote:Hackers are targeting users of some older versions of Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Webroot AntiSpyware 30-Day Free Trial. Click here. Latest News about Microsoft Excel with a zero-day exploit that could compromise their data, according to a security advisory Microsoft issued Tuesday.
The vulnerability is in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 2, along with Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003, Microsoft Office Excel 2002, Microsoft Office Excel 2000 and Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac, Microsoft said. If successfully exploited on a vulnerable computer, it could enable remote code execution, the company added.
Microsoft is now investigating public reports and the extent of the vulnerability's impact on customers. Once that's done, it may provide a security update :through its monthly release process or as an out-of-cycle release, it said...
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