In May 2009, Microsoft was criticized for shipping patches for the Windows version of PowerPoint but delaying fixes for the same flaws in the Mac software until the following month.Īt the time, Microsoft's security team defended the decision in a post to the company's Security Research & Defense blog, saying there that it decided on the staged update - Windows first, Mac second - because fixes for the former were finished, but were still being tested on the latter. This wasn't the first time that Microsoft revealed information that could be used by hackers to seize control of a computer before providing a patch. Microsoft also addressed several non-security bugs in the 14.0.1 update to Office for Mac 2011, including stability problems in Excel, compatibility issues in PowerPoint and message deletion troubles in Outlook. In the meantime, those versions remain vulnerable to attacks that have been blocked in Office for Mac 2011. Hackers may be able to use that limited information as a starting point for probes into Office for Mac 2004 and Office for Mac 2008.
It's not clear if the Mac versions of Office can be exploited in the same fashion as is its practice, Microsoft provided no Mac-specific information in the security bulletin.Īlthough Microsoft advisories don't delve into technical details of vulnerabilities, they do provide some information, most notably that there are flaws in specific products.
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