Fri, Apr 03, 2009

Security Vulnerability in Powerpoint
A security vulnerability in some versions of Microsoft Powerpoint allows an attacker to create a specially crafted Powerpoint document that can automatically run commands specified by the attacker when the document is opened or viewed. The affected versions are Powerpoint 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004 for Windows and the Mac. Powerpoint Viewer and Powerpoint 2007 and 2008 are not affected. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/968272.mspx.

The similar vulnerability in Excel 2000 through 2004 mentioned earlier is not yet fixed. It is advisable not to open or save Excel or Powerpoint documents received from untrusted sources, or received unexpectedly from trusted sources.

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