According to Microsoft, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system and install programs; view, change or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights, according to Microsoft.
The Microsoft Works file converter is a set of utilities that allows Microsoft Office applications to open, edit and save files in the Works file format (.wps) supported by Works versions 6, 7, 8 and 9. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Works 8.0 and Microsoft Works Suite 2005, according to Microsoft, which issued a technet security bulletin regarding the flaw.
Microsoft provided a patch for this vulnerability in its February round of Patch Tuesday fixes, calling the bug "important."
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