{"id":2725,"date":"2017-11-16T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T20:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2017-11-16T14:29:01","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T20:29:01","slug":"17-year-old-ms-office-flaw-lets-hackers-install-malware-without-user-interaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2725","title":{"rendered":"17-Year-Old MS Office Flaw Lets Hackers Install Malware Without User Interaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You should be extra careful when opening files in MS Office.<\/p>\n

When the world is still dealing with the threat of ‘unpatched’ Microsoft Office’s\u00a0built-in DDE feature<\/a>, researchers have uncovered a serious issue with another Office component that could allow attackers to remotely install malware on targeted computers.<\/p>\n

The vulnerability is a memory-corruption issue that resides in all versions of Microsoft Office released in the past 17 years, including Microsoft Office 365, and works against all versions of Windows operating system, including the latest Microsoft Windows 10 Creators Update.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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You should be extra careful when opening files in MS Office. When the world is still dealing with the threat of ‘unpatched’ Microsoft Office’s\u00a0built-in DDE feature, researchers have uncovered a serious issue with another Office component that could allow attackers to remotely install malware on targeted computers. The vulnerability is…<\/p>\n

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