| Name | Exploit.MSWord.01 |
| Threat Level |  |
| Alias | Exploit.MSWord.01,SA12758 |
| Date | 08 October, 2004 |
| Type | Exploit |
| Damage | Allow DoS attack |
| Platform | Any,MS Word 2000 |
| Analysis |
Exploit.MSWord.01 is a vulnerability that affects MS Word 2000 and MS Word 2002. This exploit allows DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.
Malicious activity
An exploit was discovered in MS Word 2000 and MS Word 2002 which can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of service).
An input validation error in the document parsing files can cause a stack based buffer overflow.
An update patch from Microsoft is not available yet. We recommend to open only trusted documents and use the eSafe Gateway option to block documents from un-trusted sources.
eSafe Users
eSafe users are advised to open only trusted documents and use the Trusted documents option in eSafe Gateway.
New Users
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