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Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.
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Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.
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Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.
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