Microsoft Releases Advisory for Unpatched Windows Vulnerability

Original release date: October 22, 2014

Microsoft has released a security advisory to provide recommended mitigations for an unpatched vulnerability, (CVE-2014-6352) which affects all Microsoft Windows releases except Windows Server 2003. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file.


US-CERT recommends users and administrators review the Microsoft Security Advisory and apply the recommended workarounds.




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from US-CERT: The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team http://1.usa.gov/1sP0Cqk