Second New Flaw Discovered in Excel

Iria · Jun 20, 2006, 08:04 PM

Source: BetaNews
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As Microsoft scrambles to fix one security flaw in its Excel spreadsheet program, security researchers have uncovered another. First disclosed by Symantec on Monday, the problem could cause Excel to crash after a malicious file is opened.

While a code execution and system takeover risk is also possible, it has not been confirmed, said Symantec. However, security firm Secunia disagreed, saying successful exploitation would allow the execution of arbitrary code.

Jun 20, 2006, 08:04 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Second New Flaw Discovered in Excel Source: BetaNews __________ As Microsoft scrambles to fix one security flaw in its Excel spreadsheet program, security researchers have uncovered another. First disclosed by Symantec on Monday, the problem could cause Excel to crash after a malicious file is opened. While a code execution and system takeover risk is also possible, it has not been confirmed, said Symantec. However, security firm Secunia disagreed, saying successful exploitation would allow the execution of arbitrary code.