---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia is proud to announce the availability of the Secunia Software Inspector. The Secunia Software Inspector is a free service that detects insecure versions of software that you may have installed in your system. When insecure versions are detected, the Secunia Software Inspector also provides thorough guidelines for updating the software to the latest secure version from the vendor. Try it out online: http://secunia.com/software_inspector/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Microsoft Word Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA23950 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/23950/ CRITICAL: Extremely critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Microsoft Office 2000 http://secunia.com/product/24/ Microsoft Word 2000 http://secunia.com/product/2149/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Word, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when parsing Word documents and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on the user's system. NOTE: The vulnerability is currently being actively exploited. The vulnerability is reported in Microsoft Word 2000. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Do not open untrusted Office documents. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Discovered as a 0-day. OTHER REFERENCES: Symantec: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-011813-0435-99&tabid=1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------