The vulnerability affects Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Works 8.0 and Microsoft Works Suite 2005, according to Microsoft, which issued a technet security bulletin regarding the flaw.
The Microsoft Works file converter is a set of utilities that allows Microsoft Office applications to open, edit and save files in the Works file format (.wps) supported by Works versions 6, 7, 8 and 9.
An attacker could execute code remotely on an affected system by convincing the user to open a specially crafted Works file with an affected version of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works or Microsoft Works Suite.Īccording to Microsoft, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system and install programs view, change or delete data or create new accounts with full user rights, according to Microsoft.
