13:17 Old formats powerpoint become dangerous | |
| Microsoft has warned of cases of hacking through the files in PPT format old versions. The presence of a new hole specialists have learned after the fact, after the appearance of an exploit (even a few exploits) and after the first mailing of infected files. That is, the vulnerability of such zero-day, for which no patch. The vulnerability affects file formats PowePoint 2000 SP3, 2002 SP3 and 2003 SP3, and Office 2004 for Mac. When you open an infected file PowerPoint is drawn to the wrong object in memory, after which a malicious program gets right to execute any code and begins downloading from the Internet Trojans. According to Microsoft, hackers have not yet become widespread, and focused only on those exact people. Microsoft does not promise to release a separate patch, and even promises to include a patch to the monthly cumulative patch 14 April (after all we are talking about the old versions of the programs). Ordinary users can only be used to convert files to Office 2007 Utility Microsoft Office Isolated Conversion Environment (MOICE), as well as activate the Microsoft Office File Block in the Windows registry to limit the opening of files versions of Office 2003 or earlier. Recall that five weeks ago has been discovered similar vulnerabilities such as zero-day for Excel. Ordinary users with MS Office tools are given a natural question: when will it end? According to the experts - never. Because Microsoft is not able to fully test all older versions of the formats MS Office, but must keep them backwards compatible. via ZDNet UK | |
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