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Can anyone say (technically) what these attacks are so I can avoid reading that fluffy article?

edit: I know it is a short article.

It's the recent TIFF code execution bug found in Office 2010 and earlier. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6678957 for discussion.

That, plus a separate exploitable hole in IE/Windows.

> The vulnerabilities in various configurations of IE versions 7, 8, 9, and 10 running on Windows XP and Windows 7 are separate from the Microsoft Windows and Office graphics flaw that's also under active exploit at the moment.

> One flaw allows attackers to access and control computer memory, and another leaks system information needed to capitalize on the first bug.

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