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Microsoft's 'Patch Tuesday' targets six critical flaws
News The arbitrary file download vulnerability in ActiveX could be exploited if the user visits a web page containing malicious code, Microsoft warned. The vulnerabilities in indexing validation and array,... [13 Aug 2008]
Massachusetts moots opening door to Microsoft
News Office Open XML, also referred to as Ecma-376, are the XML-based file formats in Office 2007 that Microsoft standardised at Ecma International late last year. Tom... [03 Jul 2007]
Microsoft to expand document formats
News The company is expected to announce it is sponsoring an open source project to create a converter between Ecma Open XML - a set of file formats closely tied to Microsoft Office - and a... [21 May 2007]
Microsoft patches 'the class of 2007'
News Most of these bugs exist because of errors in the way the applications handle certain files and could be exploited through a rigged Office file. Most of the vulnerabilities addressed by the fixes can... [09 May 2007]
Office 2003 gets security upgrade
News Many of the changes will be invisible to users, hardening the applications and file parsers against attacks, Edwards said. Microsoft plans to make some of the security improvements and features it built... [27 Apr 2007]
Zero-day attack strikes Office
News As with most of the Office vulnerabilities, an attacker would have to trick a user into opening a malicious file to be successful. When a user opens a rigged Word file, it may corrupt... [16 Feb 2007]
Microsoft-backed ODF converter set for launch
News A Microsoft-sponsored open source project is expected to today release a translator that will convert file formats between Microsoft Office and rival standard... [02 Feb 2007]
Office 2007 a slow burner for businesses
News The current debate over Opendocument file format standards is also of little concern to CIOs when making decisions on office productivity suites, with one respondent from a financial services company... [24 Jan 2007]
Cyber attackers exploiting Word flaw
News An attacker could rig a Word file in such a way that he would gain complete control over a vulnerable PC when the file is opened, Microsoft said in an advisory. In all cases the target... [06 Dec 2006]
CIO Jury: Businesses cool on Office 2007 upgrade
News The new Office will feature XML-based file formats and a completely new user interface, while the enterprise versions will feature the Groove collaboration application developed by... [17 Nov 2006]
Attacks still battering unpatched Windows flaws
News For the attack to be carried out, a user must first open a malicious PowerPoint file attached to an email or otherwise provided to them by an attacker, Microsoft said in a security advisory. The hole... [28 Sep 2006]
Microsoft: Another busy Patch Tuesday
News The problem lies in a Windows service that provides support for networking features such as file sharing and printer sharing, the company said in security bulletin MS06-040. The alerts give details of 20 flaws in Windows... [09 Aug 2006]
Get your fix: Microsoft sinks 18 holes
News Because the flaw allows malicious code to execute without the PC owner doing anything, such as opening a file, it gives a worm a way to self-replicate. An attacker could upload a malformed ASP file and... [12 Jul 2006]
Excel flaw opens door to PC hijackers
News The flaw, which affects Excel 2000, 2002 and 2003 and Office 2000, XP and 2003, "could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands by convincing a user to open and repair a... [07 Jul 2006]
Think twice about Office upgrades - Gartner
News Office 2007 will include several new features, including an all-new user interface and new XML-based file formats. Only companies signed up to Microsoft's Software Assurance scheme are... [23 Jun 2006]
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