Microsoft update misses Word kernel hole 

Microsoft update misses Word kernel hole

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 November 2011 7:48 AM
Duqu survives as Microsoft stomps four nasty bugs.
Microsoft readies 10 patches for next week 

Microsoft readies 10 patches for next week

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 5 June 2009 11:10 AM
Microsoft next week plans to push out 10 patches, six graded "critical" by the software giant.
Google's glitch in the cloud 

Google's glitch in the cloud

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 10 March 2009 10:57 AM
Google Docs, a web-based word processor, experienced a glitch that shared documents without permission.
Microsoft warns of new Word attacks 

Microsoft warns of new Word attacks

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 10 July 2008 11:40 AM
Remote code flaw being exploited.
Patched Microsoft Word exploit hits the wild 

Patched Microsoft Word exploit hits the wild

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 12 October 2007 10:13 AM
Virus writers are actively exploiting a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Word that was patched on Tuesday, researchers said today.
Microsoft releases 12 fixes for 20 flaws - including Word bugs - on Patch Tuesday 

Microsoft releases 12 fixes for 20 flaws - including Word bugs - on Patch Tuesday

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 13 February 2007 10:34 PM
The wait for Word fixes ended today when Microsoft neatly delivered a single patch to correct a list of zero-day exploits, while also offering up 11 other bulletins as part of ...
Microsoft says Word 2000 flaw is limited to DoS attacks 

Microsoft says Word 2000 flaw is limited to DoS attacks

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 13 February 2007 6:37 PM
A newly reported vulnerability in Word is limited to DoS attacks and does not allow remote code execution, according to Microsoft.
Microsoft tells Symantec that latest exploited Word flaw is variation of older vulnerability 

Microsoft tells Symantec that latest exploited Word flaw is variation of older vulnerability

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 2 February 2007 6:26 PM
Microsoft has confirmed that what appeared to be a newly discovered Word flaw is actually a variant of a vulnerability revealed last year, according to Symantec.
Attackers prey on Word 2000 flaw 

Attackers prey on Word 2000 flaw

In Networks - By Shaun Nichols, 31 January 2007 10:49 AM
Vulnerability lets hackers run malware remotely.
Microsoft advisory warns exploits targeting newest Word vulnerability 

Microsoft advisory warns exploits targeting newest Word vulnerability

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 26 January 2007 11:28 PM
Microsoft is warning Word users of attackers exploiting a newly discovered - and "extremely critical" - vulnerability.
Four fixes from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday, but none for critical Word flaws 

Four fixes from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday, but none for critical Word flaws

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 9 January 2007 10:41 PM
Microsoft released four security bulletins today to address nine critical vulnerabilities in Excel, Outlook and vector markup language (VML) - but perhaps the biggest news out ...
Symantec spots third exploit for Microsoft Word flaw 

Symantec spots third exploit for Microsoft Word flaw

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 18 December 2006 8:49 AM
Researchers have reported a third zero-day exploit targeting a flaw in Microsoft Word.
Exploits target second Microsoft Word flaw found in a week 

Exploits target second Microsoft Word flaw found in a week

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 12 December 2006 9:47 AM
Microsoft has confirmed a new zero-day vulnerability affecting Word, the second in a week, as well as targeted exploits exploiting the flaw.
Six fixes this Patch Tuesday, but no mention of Word flaw 

Six fixes this Patch Tuesday, but no mention of Word flaw

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 8 December 2006 9:18 AM
Microsoft is planning to push out six patches on Tuesday, presumably including one for a critically flawed ActiveX control in Visual Studio 2005.
Attackers aim for Microsoft Word flaw 

Attackers aim for Microsoft Word flaw

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 7 December 2006 9:13 AM
Microsoft this week warned Office users that attackers are exploiting a zero-day flaw in Microsoft Word.
New trojan poses as Microsoft Word attachment 

New trojan poses as Microsoft Word attachment

By Frank Washkuch, 28 June 2006 9:20 PM
Microsoft Word users are being warned about a new trojan making its way onto home and business PCs by posing as a word processor email attachment.
Unofficial registry fix out for Microsoft Word flaw 

Unofficial registry fix out for Microsoft Word flaw

By Frank Washkuch, 24 May 2006 8:51 PM
A researcher has released an unofficial fix for the latest flaw in Microsoft Word.
Microsoft, eEye release advisories for Word flaw 

Microsoft, eEye release advisories for Word flaw

By Frank Washkuch, 23 May 2006 6:38 PM
Microsoft released an advisory Monday for the recently reported MS Word vulnerability that could open up affected PCs to remote code execution.
Microsoft working on Word vulnerability fix 

Microsoft working on Word vulnerability fix

By Frank Washkuch, 22 May 2006 7:12 PM
Microsoft’s security experts are working on an update for the new zero-day vulnerability for Microsoft Word.
Symantec warns of Word exploit activity 

Symantec warns of Word exploit activity

By Frank Washkuch, 19 May 2006 8:38 PM
Symantec is warning PC users about activity surrounding a zero-day exploit recently discovered in Microsoft Word 2003.
Cyberterrorism - a dirty word 

Cyberterrorism - a dirty word

By David Quainton, 26 April 2005 4:51 PM
Cyberterrorism is being overly hyped to gouge money out of the board, a leading security expert has claimed.
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