ZDNet

Symantec intercepts Microsoft Word exploit

Just 24 hours after Microsoft shipped a patch for a critical vulnerability affecting Microsoft Word, researchers at Symantec say they have intercepted a malicious Word .doc rigged with a backdoor ...
CSOonline

Another Microsoft Word Exploit Released

Hackers have released another attack code that exploits a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Word software—the third such bug to be disclosed in the past week. The proof-of-concept code was posted ...
Dark Reading

Zero-Day Exploit Targets Word

Apparently the bad guys haven't forgotten Office 2000. A new zero-day exploit was found in the wild that takes advantage of a previously unknown vulnerability in Microsoft Word 2000. "The unique thing ...
ZDNet

Demo exploits posted for unpatched MS Word vulnerability

A security researcher has released demo exploits for what appears to be a critical -- unpatched -- memory corruption vulnerability affecting the ubiquitous Microsoft Word software program. The ...
eTeknix

New MS Word Zero-Day Exploit Uses OLE to Bypass Security

Microsoft Word has been the target of malware for almost as long as it’s been around. Usually, it tries to take advantage of the built-in macro function, but not this time. Macro-files aren’t as ...
InfoWorld

Third exploit for Word released

Hackers have released attack code that exploits a critical vulnerability in Microsoft’s Word software — the third such bug to be disclosed in the past week. The proof of concept code was posted ...