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Malformed Fonts and Filenames Mangle Windows

December 11, 2012 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing users to view maliciously crafted fonts or to view directories with specially crafted files or folder names Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: … [Read more...]

Nasty RTFs Nudge Word Into Submission

December 11, 2012 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Word (and Office) 2003 through 2010 for Windows (and related components) How an attacker exploits it: By enticing one of your users to open a malicious RTF 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's Word update as … [Read more...]

Four Critical Spreadsheet Handling Flaws in Excel

November 13, 2012 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: Medium Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Excel (and Office) 2003 through 2010 for Mac and PC (and related components) How an attacker exploits it: By enticing one of your users to open a malicious Excel 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's Excel … [Read more...]

Three Critical Windows and .NET Bulletins

November 13, 2012 By Corey Nachreiner

Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: All current versions of Windows and the .NET Framework How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including enticing users to view malicious fonts or to open specially crafted Briefcase folders Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install … [Read more...]

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