Microsoft has released a few new security updates for their Office based products.
Read More for the full list! Office 2003 Critical Update: KB828041
The Office 2003 Critical Update: KB828041 offers the highest level of reliability available for Office 2003. This update fixes an issue in Word 2003, Excel 2003 and PowerPoint 2003 that occurs when opening a file last edited and saved in Office 2000.
Word 2002 Security Patch: KB830346
This update addresses a flaw when opening a document containing certain data values (the names of macros in the document) in Microsoft Word. This flaw could allow arbitrary code to run when Word tries to open a document containing maliciously crafted values. This update resolves this vulnerability so that files containing these values are handled appropriately.
Excel 2002 Security Patch: KB830350
Under certain scenarios it is possible for an Excel file to be modified in such a way that macro consisting of Excel 4.0 Macro Language (XLM) commands could run with no warning issued. This update resolves that vulnerability so that the appropriate macro blocking or warnings are triggered.
Office XP Web Services Update: KB812708
Office XP Web Services Update: KB812708 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Office XP applications and SharePoint Team Services. This update applies to Office XP, Access 2002, Excel 2002, FrontPage 2002, Outlook 2002, PowerPoint 2002, Word 2002, Publisher 2002, and SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft.
Word 2000 Security Patch: KB830347
This update addresses a flaw when opening a document containing certain data values (the names of macros in the document) in Microsoft Word. This flaw could allow arbitrary code to run when Word tries to open a document containing maliciously crafted values. This update resolves this vulnerability so that files containing these values are handled appropriately.
Excel 2000 Security Patch: KB830349
Under certain scenarios it is possible for an Excel file to be modified in such a way that macro consisting of Excel 4.0 Macro Language (XLM) commands could run with no warning issued. This update resolves that vulnerability so that the appropriate macro blocking or warnings are triggered.
Using the Office Update site's automatic detection tool, you can find out if these updates are suitable for your Office products. Go to the Office Update site and click Check for Updates to get the latest Office updates for your computer. If these new updates do not appear in the list of updates returned by the automatic detection tool, then your computer does not need them.
Read More for the full list! Office 2003 Critical Update: KB828041
The Office 2003 Critical Update: KB828041 offers the highest level of reliability available for Office 2003. This update fixes an issue in Word 2003, Excel 2003 and PowerPoint 2003 that occurs when opening a file last edited and saved in Office 2000.
Word 2002 Security Patch: KB830346
This update addresses a flaw when opening a document containing certain data values (the names of macros in the document) in Microsoft Word. This flaw could allow arbitrary code to run when Word tries to open a document containing maliciously crafted values. This update resolves this vulnerability so that files containing these values are handled appropriately.
Excel 2002 Security Patch: KB830350
Under certain scenarios it is possible for an Excel file to be modified in such a way that macro consisting of Excel 4.0 Macro Language (XLM) commands could run with no warning issued. This update resolves that vulnerability so that the appropriate macro blocking or warnings are triggered.
Office XP Web Services Update: KB812708
Office XP Web Services Update: KB812708 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Office XP applications and SharePoint Team Services. This update applies to Office XP, Access 2002, Excel 2002, FrontPage 2002, Outlook 2002, PowerPoint 2002, Word 2002, Publisher 2002, and SharePoint Team Services from Microsoft.
Word 2000 Security Patch: KB830347
This update addresses a flaw when opening a document containing certain data values (the names of macros in the document) in Microsoft Word. This flaw could allow arbitrary code to run when Word tries to open a document containing maliciously crafted values. This update resolves this vulnerability so that files containing these values are handled appropriately.
Excel 2000 Security Patch: KB830349
Under certain scenarios it is possible for an Excel file to be modified in such a way that macro consisting of Excel 4.0 Macro Language (XLM) commands could run with no warning issued. This update resolves that vulnerability so that the appropriate macro blocking or warnings are triggered.
Using the Office Update site's automatic detection tool, you can find out if these updates are suitable for your Office products. Go to the Office Update site and click Check for Updates to get the latest Office updates for your computer. If these new updates do not appear in the list of updates returned by the automatic detection tool, then your computer does not need them.
