A vulnerability has been identified in Microsoft Word, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This issue is due to a memory corruption error when handling a document containing a malformed string, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Word document.
Note : This issue is distinct from FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4920 - FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4866 - FrSIRT/ADV-2006-4997
Credits
Vulnerability discovered in the wild
ChangeLog
2007-01-26 : Initial release
2007-01-26 : Microsoft Security Advisory (932114) available
2007-02-13 : Updated Solution
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