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Microsoft Word Shape Corruption Vulnerability

Last Update Date: 15 May 2013 14:26 Release Date: 15 May 2013 3473 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Clients - Productivity Products

TYPE: Productivity Products

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Word parses content in Word files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.


Impact

  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Microsoft Office 2003
  • Microsoft Word 2003
  • Microsoft Word Viewer

Solutions

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