Microsoft Issues Zero-Day Attack Alert For Word

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Microsoft Security Advisory

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Affected versions include:

Microsoft Word 2000
Microsoft Word 2002
Microsoft Office Word 2003
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Word 2004 v. X for Mac

Merely opening a "rigged" file will cause the exploit to be used.

No reacharounds workarounds are available at this time.

Neo Office for OS/X, on the other hand, is a fine office suite.