Microsoft Security Bulletin MS01-028 RTF document linked to template can run...

Security Bulletin Issued by Microsoft May 21, 2001

The following is the list of vulnerable products:

        Microsoft Word 98 for the Mac
        Microsoft Word 2001 for the Mac

Summary

When Microsoft Word opens a RTF (Rich Text Format) file that contains a link to a template, only the RTF file is checked for macros. When a a macro is embedded into the template file that was opened from a link in the RTF file an attacker could set the macro to run automatically and execute commands without your authorization – you even knowing …