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The US-CERT has issued an advisory stating that a new unpatched
vulnerability is present in Microsoft Word. An attacker can gain control
of a computer if it reads a specially crafted Word document. There are
reports that such documents are being sent via email. Microsoft is
currently indicating that a patch for this vulnerability will not be
released until their standard patch release date on the second Tuesday
in June. Until a patch is available, users should view any emailed Word
document with suspicion and NOT open any document that is unexpected.
Users running McAfee VirusScan updated with Friday's signature file will
detect some infected documents. Users should not rely upon anti-virus
software for absolute protection from this threat.
The US-CERT advisory can be read at:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446012
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