Word 97 bug

MAN! is it good to be back!

"Microsoft is investigating a security vulnerability with Word 97 which allows attackers to filch documents from victim"s PCs using a craft social engineering attack.

If an attacker can persuade a target to open, modify and then return a document to him he can snaffle sensitive files on a user"s PC. The files will be silently wrapped into the returned file using the INCLUDETEXT field, one of the numerous hidden fields embedded in Word documents. "

Nasty stuff guys- patch up and stay safe.

News source: El Reg

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