Microsoft Office Word: Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability

Users of Microsoft Office Word please be advised of an Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability that has been identified.

To view this vulnerability, possible remedies, and others please check out the Security Advisories at Critical Watch (http://criticalwatch.com/support/security-advisories.aspx)

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CVE-2010-2747: Microsoft Office Word Uninitialized Pointer Vulnerability

AFFECTED PRODUCTS --------------------------- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3

DESCRIPTION --------------------- VUPEN Vulnerability Research Team discovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word. The vulnerability is caused by an uninitialized pointer when processing certain data within a Word document, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Word file. Read more at www.criticalwatch.com

 

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