Severity: High

9 October, 2007

Summary:

Today, Microsoft released two security bulletins describing vulnerabilities affecting different Microsoft Office packages including Word (for Windows and Mac), Office SharePoint Server 2007, and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. By enticing one of your users into opening a maliciously formed Office file, an attacker could exploit the worst of these flaws to execute code on your user’s computer, with your user’s privileges, potentially gaining control of that computer. If you use Office, Word, or SharePoint in your network, you should download, test, and deploy the appropriate patches immediately.

Exposure:

Microsoft’s two security bulletins describe vulnerabilities found in Word, Office SharePoint Server 2007, and Windows SharePoint Services 3.0. The summary below lists the vulnerabilities from highest to lowest severity.

MS07-060: Word Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Microsoft Word for Windows and Mac suffers from an unspecified memory corruption vulnerability. By enticing one of your users into downloading and opening a maliciously crafted Office document, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute code on that user’s computer, with that user’s level of privileges and permissions. If your user has local administrative privilege,

Tuesday, 2 October 2007, 1:52 pm
Press Release: Symantec News ReleaseNew Symantec Endpoint Security Solution Now Available

Beta customers experience significant cost-savings and increased security with new integrated offering

Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) raised the bar today for enterprise security by announcing the global availability of Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.0 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.0. Symantec Endpoint Protection integrates Symantec AntiVirus with advanced threat prevention in a single agent managed through a single console, delivering unmatched defence against malware and data loss for laptops, desktops and servers.

Today Symantec also released results from a third-party study of Symantec Endpoint Protection beta customers quantifying the operational efficiencies gained through the integrated, single agent endpoint security solution. The study, which was conducted by the Alchemy Group in August and September, highlights Symantec Endpoint Protection’s ability to significantly reduce the cost and complexity of securing endpoints in diverse business environments.

Highlights of the summary include:
• The ability to manage IT security operations from Symantec Endpoint Protection’s single management console has the potential to reduce the number of current management hours by an average of 75 percent. One customer expects to save 97 percent of the hours dedicated to weekly

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