Another vulnerability being exploited, this time in Microsoft PowerPoint. This emphasises two points:

1) Applications are now being targeted as much as the operating system

2) Never open an email attachment you are not expecting, always check with the sender if you are unsure

See this Symantec notice for more details:


http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/securit...4413-99&tabid=1

Currently rated as low risk and was not fixed in the last round of updates from Microsoft.