Trend and Microsoft deny vulnerability

PowerPoint zero-day hype just hype after all.

After an announcement from

Trend Micro

sparked numerous reports of a zero-day

PowerPoint

exploit, taking advantage of an as-yet-unreleased vulnerability in the

Microsoft

product, the Redmond giant has cried foul and denied any new bug exists.

The initial announcement stated the threat used an unknown vulnerability, wording which many took to mean the vulnerability was something new and unpatched. However, a clarification from

Trend

‘s David Perry shows they merely meant it was unidentified.

Microsoft

‘s analysis so far shows no new zero-day exploit, and

Trend

representatives have since stated they can’t get the ‘trojan’ to work at all.

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Posted on 23 August 2006 by

Virus Bulletin