Microsoft Word RTF Template Macro Execution Vulnerability
by platon on May 27th, 2001 Microsoft Word does not properly check for macros in RTF template documents. If a user accesses an RTF document linking to a RTF based template with embedded macros, the macros could execute with out prompting the user first.
Microsoft has released a patch for Word 2000 and Word 97 which rectifies this issue. The patches for the additional vulnerable versions will be released at a later date. The release date is not yet known.
Microsoft Word 97 SR2:
Microsoft patch wd97mcrs
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Microsoft Word 97 SR1:
Microsoft patch wd97mcrs
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Microsoft Word 97:
Microsoft patch wd97mcrs
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Microsoft Word 2000 SR2:
Microsoft patch wd2kmsec
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Microsoft Word 2000 SR1a:
Microsoft patch wd2kmsec
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Microsoft Word 2000 SR1:
Microsoft patch wd2kmsec
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Microsoft Word 2000:
Microsoft patch wd2kmsec
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