PowerPoint Flaw Hits Windows, Mac Versions


PowerPoint Flaw Hits Windows, Mac Versions

Created: Saturday, September 30, 2006 posted by at 5:00 am


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An unpatched flaw in Microsoft’s PowerPoint slideshow software has left both Windows and Mac PowerPoint users vulnerable to a “zero day” attack. In a security advisory posted online, Microsoft said it was investigating reports of “limited ‘zero day’ attacks” that exploited a vulnerability in its PowerPoint 2000, PowerPoint 2003, PowerPoint 2004 for Mac and PowerPoint v.X for Mac.

Zero-Day PowerPoint Exploit

Zero-Day PowerPoint Exploit

Read more on the Australian IT site.




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