Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Most current versions of Microsoft Office, and the components that ship with it How an attacker exploits it: Typically by enticing one of your users to open a malicious Office document Impact: In the worst case, an attacker executes code on your user's computer, gaining complete control of it What to do: Install Microsoft Office … [Read more...]
More Security Vulnerabilities Affect Word and Excel
Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Microsoft Office for Windows and Mac (specifically Word and Excel) How an attacker exploits them: Typically, by enticing you to open maliciously crafted Office documents Impact: An attacker can execute code, potentially gaining complete control of your computer What to do: Install the appropriate Office patches … [Read more...]