Proof-of-concept exploit shows further bug in slideshow software
Microsoft
has issued an alert over a new potential zero-day exploit in its
PowerPoint
presentation software. The exploit is only a proof of concept and is as yet not thought to be in use by attackers.
The new bug comes just days after the monthly
Patch Tuesday
updates, one of which covered a previous hole in
PowerPoint
. It is believed to affect only the
Office 2003
version of
PowerPoint
, and may result in remote code execution.
Microsoft
released news of the vulnerability on its
security blog
. Alerts have also been issued by
US-CERT
and by
Secunia
, which has rated the problem as ‘highly critical’.
Posted on 19 October 2006 by
Virus Bulletin
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