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Scoop.it!
Might put out patch in update, might chuck it out sooner. The bug (CVE-2014-6352) can be triggered by sending a specially crafted Microsoft Office files to intended targets before tricking them into opening the booby-trapped files. "Currently, attacks using PowerPoint files are known to exist, but all Office file types can be used to carry out this attack," Jonathan Leopando, a technical communications staffer at Trend Micro, warns in a blog post. 
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Scoop.it!
Ohne vorherige Meldung an Microsoft hat ein Sicherheitsforscher Details einer Schwachstelle im Kernel aller gängigen Windows-Versionen mitsamt Exploit-Code veröffentlicht.
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The bug (CVE-2014-6352) can be triggered by sending a specially crafted Microsoft Office files to intended targets before tricking them into opening the booby-trapped files. "Currently, attacks using PowerPoint files are known to exist, but all Office file types can be used to carry out this attack," Jonathan Leopando, a technical communications staffer at Trend Micro, warns in a blog post.