Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This critical security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Word that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Word file.
Detailed Information on the risk:
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Word handles specially crafted Word files.An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.Further information on this exploit is available at : MS08-009