Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Businesses have been alerted to a flaw in the Microsoft Office software suite which could lead to network security breaches.
Identified by the software giant yesterday, the exploit works by leveraging a vulnerability in the Snapshot Viewer utility in Microsoft Access.
The company is yet to issue a patch for the problem, but has offered a manual workaround solution which is said to protect against attack vectors identified at this stage.
"An attacker would have to convince users to visit the web site, typically by getting them to click a link in an email or Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's web site," the security advisory explained.
Malicious users could then adopt the same account rights as the local user, potentially posing a substantial threat to enterprise network security.
Following the release, a security researcher working for the firm urged those using the software to follow instructions to manually counteract the problem.
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