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DLL Hijacking Exploit Code Posted for PowerPoint, Other Apps

A day after Microsoft released information on the remotely exploitable DLL-hijacking vulnerability, researchers are starting to discover exactly which pieces of software are vulnerable. The list so far includes PowerPoint, Wireshark and some applications that are included by default with Windows Vista, and possibly Windows 7. The vulnerability itself has been known for at least 10 years, but Microsoft officials had considered it a low-impact flaw because it was thought that an attacker would only be able to exploit it locally.

Source: https://threatpost.com/dll-hijacking-exploit-code-posted-powerpoint-other-apps-082410/74370/

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