Vulnerability in MS Office Excel
Websense Security Labs has discovered a high-risk, zero-day vulnerability within Microsoft Office Excel.
The vulnerability, discovered by Websense in November 2007requires minimal user interaction.The company, in a press release here, stated that the exploit code could be embedded within Microsoft Excel files and launched upon opening an Excel document.“The code can be launched over e-mail, through a web site or any other common method. Users are, therefore, advised to patch their machines,” the statement said.