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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Microsoft's flagship word processor has for years had a security flaw that could allow a criminal to steal computer files by "bugging" a document with a hidden code.
The company said it will definitely repair the problem only for owners of the most recent versions of the software.
That decision -- still left largely up in the air by Microsoft engineers -- may leave millions of users of Word 97 without a fix. All versions of Word are susceptible to the flaw, but the problem is most severe in Word 97.
"It's incredible to me that Microsoft would turn its back on Word 97 users," said Woody Leonhard, who has written books on Microsoft's Word and Office software. "They bought the package with full faith in Microsoft and its ability to protect them from this kind of exploit."
Here is the article in it's entirety. It's dated today, but maybe you guys already know about this one. Sorry if it's old news.
/http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/09/13/microsoft.word.bug.ap/index.html
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