Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Hancom Office, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Hancom Office Document Processing Code Execution Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46800
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-11-11
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Hancom Office, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error when
processing certain document files (".hwp").
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code, but
requires tricking a user into opening a malicious file.
Please see the vendor's advisory for a list of affected versions.
SOLUTION:
Apply patch (please see the vendor's advisory for details).
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reportedly exploited in the wild.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Hancom:
http://www.hancom.co.kr/notice.noticeView.do?targetRow=1¬ice_seqno=100
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