New Zero-day PowerPoint Attack Under Way

Iria · Jul 13, 2006, 10:12 PM

Source: TechWeb
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An unpatched bug in Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation maker is being exploited by an in-the-wild attack, Symantec researchers said Thursday, marking the latest bad news for Office users.

According to the Cupertino, Calif. security vendor's threat analysis team, attacks are currently under way using an unpatched vulnerability in PowerPoint. If the "zero-day" attack is successful, the hacker gains complete control of the compromised computer.

Jul 13, 2006, 10:12 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	New Zero-day PowerPoint Attack Under Way Source: TechWeb ___________ An unpatched bug in Microsoft's PowerPoint presentation maker is being exploited by an in-the-wild attack, Symantec researchers said Thursday, marking the latest bad news for Office users. According to the Cupertino, Calif. security vendor's threat analysis team, attacks are currently under way using an unpatched vulnerability in PowerPoint. If the "zero-day" attack is successful, the hacker gains complete control of the compromised computer.