Home / bulletins MS10-003 - Important: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office (MSO) Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978214) - Version:1.1
Posted on 11 February 2010
ImportantSeverity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.1 (February 10, 2010): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 978214 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.
