Microsoft confirms Word attacks.

The Computer Giant warned about the vulnerability that affect users of Microsoft Word running on the Microsoft 2000, XP and 2003 after couple of weeks when it was reported first.

There were also some targeted attacks related to Microsoft Jet Database Engine, company acknowledged.

The reason of attack was the usage of malicious Microsoft Word documents that caused Jet.dll vulnerable, Symantec Corporation reported.

"We believe that the issue being described [by Microsoft] is one described on March 20, 2008 by Elia Florio of Symantec Security Response," the security firm told customers of its DeepSight threat analysis network on Saturday. "He notes a recent discovery, by Panda Security, of a possible zero-day exploit observed in the wild."

Source: Neowin