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Author Topic: Run Word 2002/2003 in SAFE mode - say Microsoft  (Read 3771 times)

Carol Haynes

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Run Word 2002/2003 in SAFE mode - say Microsoft
« on: May 24, 2006, 09:39 AM »
Let joy be unconfined ... just spotted these articles on ZDNet ...

http://news.zdnet.co...-6074403.html?tag=nl
http://news.zdnet.co...907.html?tag=nl.e589

The relevant MS security advisory is here

http://www.microsoft...advisory/919637.mspx

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Re: Run Word 2002/2003 in SAFE mode - say Microsoft
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2006, 09:47 AM »
"Microsoft is readying a security update for Word that repairs this vulnerability, a company representative said in an e-mailed statement. The fix is scheduled to be released as part of the June 13 security updates, or sooner, if warranted, the representative said."

Just what more is required to make this patch warranted for release? There is an exploit, in the wild, for this vulnerability - it's release should be "warranted" immediately.
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Re: Run Word 2002/2003 in SAFE mode - say Microsoft
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2006, 09:49 AM »
Just what I (and every other sane Word user) thought - shame MS people aren't sane really.