Don’t open that Word file attached to your e-mail; it might contain malware. And don’t click on that e-mail or Web site links from strangers. Heck, don’t even open Word e-mail attachments from trusted sources unless you’re expecting them. Attackers are embedding malware in Word documents that causes a buffer overflow in their victims’ computers, letting them take over the computers. Data is stored in fixed-length buffers, and a buffer overflow causes applications to try to store data beyond the boundaries of those buffers.
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Database Engine Flaw Makes Word Attachments Dangerous
Posted by: Richard Adhikari March 25, 2008 08:23 AMDon’t open that Word file attached to your e-mail; it might contain malware. And don’t click on that e-mail or Web site links from strangers. Heck, don’t even open Word e-mail attachments from trusted sources unless you’re expecting them. Attackers are embedding malware in Word documents that causes a buffer overflow in their victims’ computers, letting them take over the computers. Data is stored in fixed-length buffers, and a buffer overflow causes applications to try to store data beyond the boundaries of those buffers.