Zero-Day Attack - 22-10-2014

  • Microsoft has disclosed that a new zero-day vulnerability is present in Windows, and is exploited via Microsoft Office files. According to Microsoft Security Advistory 3010060, the vulnerability is present in all supported versions of Windows except Windows Server 2003.

    The vulnerability (designated as CVE-2014-6352) is triggered by an attacker sending a specially crafted Microsoft Office file to the user. Currently, attacks using PowerPoint files are known to exist, but all Office file types can be used to carry out this attack.

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