A new flaw has been discovered in Microsoft Word according to Microsoft. This is the second flaw that was reported in less than one week.

This bug affects fewer versions of Word than the first bug. The affected versions are 2000, 2002, 2003, and Viewer 2003.

The flaw allows hackers to install malware on systems when users open a malicious word file.

Both flaws does not have a certain date on when they will receive a patch from Microsoft. Therefore, do not open word files that you are not sure where it actually came from.