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MS15-046: Description of the security update for Office 2010 Service Pack 2: May 12, 2015

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Introduction

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces a user to open or preview a specially crafted Office file in an affected version of Office. 

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Summary

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS15-046. Learn more about how to obtain the fixes included in this security bulletin:

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How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

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Local support according to your country: International support

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More information about this security update

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Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed on the computer.

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Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you install this security update.

In some cases, this security update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this security update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart the computer.

To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install this security update.

Learn about why you may be prompted to restart your computer after you install a security update on a Windows-based computer.

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Removal information

Note We do not recommend that you remove any security update.

To remove this security update, use the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.

Note When you remove this security update, you may be prompted to insert the disc that contains Microsoft Office. Additionally, you may not have the option to uninstall this security update from the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel. There are several possible causes of this issue.

Learn about the ability to uninstall Office updates.

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Security update replacement information

This security update replaces security update 2889839.

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File information
The English version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.






For all 32-bit editions of Microsoft Office 2010
File identifierFile nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
oartconv.dlloartconv.dll14.0.7149.500011,139,26414-Apr-201511:31
For all 64-bit editions of Microsoft Office 2010
File identifierFile nameFile versionFile sizeDateTime
oartconv.dlloartconv.dll14.0.7149.500019,218,11214-Apr-201511:40

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Article Info
Article ID : 2965242
Revision : 3
Created on : 4/13/2020
Published on : 4/13/2020
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