[Am-info] Old Software Creates "Leaky" Documents

[Fred A. Miller]

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Old Software Creates "Leaky" Documents

Some .doc files available for downloading were created with software
that left fragments of deleted data in otherwise unused areas of the
files. The data can be seen if the documents are browsed with a hex
editor. The affected documents were created with unpatched versions
of Microsoft Word 6.0 and 7.0, and version 7.0 of PowerPoint and
Excel. The security hole affects some documents on government web
sites.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-901112.html

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Fred A. Miller
Systems Administrator
Cornell Univ. Press Services
fm@cupserv.org, www.cupserv.org
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