New patches for Microsoft Office
You MUST update your machines.
These patches are critical to protecting your machine from future viruses. I am confident that there will be a 'worm' virus that will be created in the coming weeks that you will want to have your machine protected!. To do so is very easy.
- You will need your Microsoft Office CD!
- Visit http://office.microsoft.com/officeupdate/
Upon visiting the above site, you can have the web site check your computer to see what updates your installed version of Office needs. At some point during the installation of those patches it WILL ask you for the CD that you installed the software from.
Please let people know about these patches, as once a virus starts spreading around this site will be overloaded.
MORE INFO
*** {03.36.004} Win - MS03-035: Word macros may run automatically
Microsoft released MS03-035 ("Word macros may run automatically"). Most versions of Word are vulnerable to a flaw that lets a malicious document circumvent the macro security model and automatically execute macros upon document opening.
FAQ and patch: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-035.asp
Source: Microsoft http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/microsoft/2003-q3/0020.html
*** {03.36.005} Win - MS03-037: VBA document properties buffer overflow
Microsoft released MS03-037 ("VBA document properties buffer overflow"). The Visual Basic for Applications engine, included with many Microsoft desktop applications, contains a buffer overflow in the handling of document properties that allows a malicious document to execute arbitrary code on the system.
FAQ and patch: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-037.asp
Source: Microsoft http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/microsoft/2003-q3/0017.html
*** {03.36.009} Win - MS03-036: WordPerfect convertor buffer overflow
Microsoft released MS03-036 ("WordPerfect convertor buffer overflow"). A malicious WordPerfect document could trigger a buffer overflow during the conversion process, leading to the execution of arbitrary code. Various versions of Microsoft Word, Office, FrontPage, Works and Publisher are affected.
FAQ and patch: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-036.asp
Source: Microsoft http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/microsoft/2003-q3/0021.html