PPT97: Programs Can Be Run While You View a Web Page or HTML Message (279089)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

This article was previously published under Q279089

SYMPTOMS

When you view a Web page or a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) message, the Microsoft PowerPoint 97 object model is available to Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications. This may allow someone to run programs on your computer and cause a security problem.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the following Microsoft Office 97 update from the Microsoft Web site:

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/30/2004
Keywords:kbdownload kbbug kbfix kbofficeupdate KB279089