New Excel [1] zero-day flaw used in attacks
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| A new, yet-to-be-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft's Excel has
| been exploited in at least one targeted cyberattack, experts warned
| on Friday.
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| "Attackers are actively exploiting this vulnerability in targeted
| attacks," Symantec said. The issue appears to affect all versions of
| Excel, including Excel 2003 and Excel 2000. If the attempt is successful,
| the intruder will gain full control over the targeted computer, the
| company said.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6084738.html?part=rss&tag=6084738&subj=news
Time to install and use something else, such as OpenOffice Calc.
Use Microsoft Office, get pwned.
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[1] Vis-a-vis Excel, the former project manager published a very interesting
blog item this morning/last night:
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/06/16.html
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| Later I had it explained to me. "Bill doesn't really want to review
| your spec, he just wants to make sure you've got it under control.
| His standard M.O. is to ask harder and harder questions until you admit
| that you don't know, and then he can yell at you for being unprepared.
| Nobody was really sure what happens if you answer the hardest question
| he can come up with because it's never happened before."
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