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Microsoft Security Advisory MS02-002 - Malformed Network Request can cause Office v. X for Mac to Fail. Office v. X contains a network-aware anti-piracy mechanism creates a denial of service vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause other users' Office applications to fail, with the loss of any unsaved data. An attacker could craft and send a special packet to a victim's machine directly, by using the machine's IP address. Or, he could send this same directive to a broadcast and multicast domain and attack all affected machines. Microsoft FAQ on this issue available here.

Microsoft Security Advisory MS02-002 - Malformed Network Request can cause Office v. X for Mac to Fail. Office v. X contains a network-aware anti-piracy mechanism creates a denial of service vulnerability. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause other users' Office applications to fail, with the loss of any unsaved data. An attacker could craft and send a special packet to a victim's machine directly, by using the machine's IP address. Or, he could send this same directive to a broadcast and multicast domain and attack all affected machines. Microsoft FAQ on this issue available here.