[security-alerts] FW: [SA21735] Microsoft Word 2000 Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability

["Kazennov, Vladimir" <Vladimir.Kazennov@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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> TITLE:
> Microsoft Word 2000 Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability
> 
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA21735
> 
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
> http://secunia.com/advisories/21735/
> 
> CRITICAL:
> Extremely critical
> 
> IMPACT:
> System access
> 
> WHERE:
> From remote
> 
> SOFTWARE:
> Microsoft Word 2000
> http://secunia.com/product/2149/
> Microsoft Office 2000
> http://secunia.com/product/24/
> 
> DESCRIPTION:
> A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word 2000, which can
> be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
> 
> The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when
> processing Word documents. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary
> code when a malicious document is opened.
> 
> NOTE: The vulnerability is being actively exploited.
> 
> The vulnerability is reported in Microsoft Word 2000 running on
> Windows 2000. Other versions may also be affected.
> 
> SOLUTION:
> Do not open untrusted Office documents.
> 
> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> Discovered in the wild as a 0-day.
> 
> OTHER REFERENCES:
> Symantec:
> http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/security_response/weblog/20
> 06/09/new_tricks_with_old_software.html
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