Microsoft Office Web Components Vulnerability
For
the non-centrally managed Windows computers
If you have a Windows computer that is not centrally
managed you should read the Microsoft Advisory
(972472)
Summary:
If you publish or view Microsoft spreadsheets, charts or
databases on the web, there is currently a reported vulnerability that
when Internet Explorer uses the Active X control, the
control may corrupt the system state.
Which means if you use IE to visit a site that has been
hacked, to view or upload a spreadsheet, chart or database, there is a
possibility that you could get something (malware) that you didn't ask for.
Your antivirus software probably doesn't a signature for this exploit yet.
Read the article and apply the workaround.
A workaround is available at
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973472.
According to Microsoft, the following operating system versions are
affected:
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3
