Zero-Day Excel Exploit In the Wild 117
snydeq writes "Microsoft Excel has a zero-day vulnerability that attackers are exploiting on the Internet, according to security vendor Symantec. The problem affects Excel 2007 both without and with Service Pack 1, according to an advisory on SecurityFocus, and other versions going back to Excel 2000. The program's vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a maliciously crafted Excel file, allowing a hacker to leave a Trojan horse on the infected system."
An Exploit (Score:2, Funny)
An exploit? In my Microsoft product?
SAY IT AIN'T SO!!!
Random E-mails (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Random E-mails (Score:5, Funny)
What do you mean "untrusted." He just sent me an email detailing how he is the caretaker of the Nigerian's former king's fortune. It sounds official too.
Re:Random E-mails (Score:4, Funny)
No kidding. I got an email a few weeks ago from Kofi Annan that talked about how he and some "big wigs at the UN" (his words, not mine) were looking for ways to split up some money, and he was wondering if I would be interested in receiving a share. I've heard of Kofi Annan and know that he was associated with the UN at one point, so it doesn't get any more official sounding than that.
Re:zero day? (Score:5, Funny)
I think it is the count of how much time Microsoft has been working on the bug.
Another reason I can't use OpenOffice ..... (Score:5, Funny)
Next up: Zero-day Notepad exploit found (Score:5, Funny)
Re:zero day? (Score:3, Funny)
Coincidence? (Score:5, Funny)
Once, long ago, Excel had a full flight simulator hidden in the code. Then Microsoft created the Flight Simulator team and it was one of their landmark "games".
Fast forward many years. Microsoft closed down Flight Simulator and a few days later there is a "several year old zero-day" exploit in, of all places, Excel.
Coincidence? I THINK NOT! Paybacks are a bitch, aren't they Mr. Ballmer?
Re:Random E-mails (Score:1, Funny)
In Soviet Russia For Infos You!!!