Fri, May 15, 2009

Clarification for Powerpoint for Mac: Security Flaw Not Fixed
Clarification: on the Mac platform, no fix is yet available for the Powerpoint vulnerability reported a bit over a month ago. This vulnerability 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. Patches (Microsoft Office PowerPoint Service Pack 3) are available for the Windows platform only. These are available via Windows Update or by download from Microsoft. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-may.mspx.

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