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MS08-042 : Understanding and detecting a specific Word vulnerability

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MS08-042 : Understanding and detecting a specific Word vulnerability

A few weeks ago we posted a blog entry titled “How to parse the .doc file format”. Today’s blog post will show you how to use that information to check whether a .doc file is specially crafted to exploit MS08-042, one of the vulnerabilities addressed by today’s security updates. This particular vulnerability is being exploited out in the real world so we believe the benefits of releasing more information about it to help the defenders outweighs the risk of attackers learning more about the already-public vulnerability.