bugtraq - Microsoft Word Protection Bypass

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Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 10:51:03 +0000
From: Thorsten Delbrouck-Konetzko <Thorsten.Delbrouck@...rdeonic.com>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Cc: "Microsoft Security Response Center" <secure@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Microsoft Word Protection Bypass

Hi all,

Microsoft Word provides an option to protect "forms" by password. This is 
used to ensure that unauthorized users cannot manipulate the contents of 
documents except within specially designed "form" areas. This feature is 
also often used to protect documents which do not even have form areas 
(quotations/offers etc.).

This form protection can easily be removed without any additional tools 
(apart from a hex-editor).

Please find the full advisory attached.

best regards,
/tdk

-- 
 Thorsten Delbrouck
 Chief Information Officer

 Guardeonic Solutions AG
 Rosenheimer Str. 116
 D-81669 Munich
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