MS15-131: Description of the security update for Word 2016: December 8, 2015

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Summary

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-131.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Word 2016 installed on the computer.

For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3116111.

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Improvements and fixes

This security update contains the following improvement:

Renames the "Add-Ins" string to the "Add-ins" string for consistency.

This security update also contains fixes for the following nonsecurity issues:

When you reopen a drawing that contains a Word object in Visio 2016, the Word object that is displayed as an icon doesn't appear. If you press Ctrl + A to select all shapes in the document to locate the Word object, and then you try to change the icon in the Convert dialog box, you receive the following error message:
An error (1424) occurred during the action Convert Object.
The object is empty.
When you press the F9 key repeatedly to update a nested field (an IF field that has a condition for a Caps switch) in Word 2016, the result of the field calculation that is displayed toggles between the condition in which all letters are capitalized and the condition in which the first letter is a capital.
The ContentControlOnExitevent isn't triggered when you edit a content control in the document body and then click into the header of a document in Word 2016.
After you enable the Track Changes function in Word 2016, deleted text is tracked for reviewers who have the same user name.
Assume that you have a document that has footnotes and both manual and automatic page breaks in Word 2016. You set the Numbering to Restart each page in the Footnote and Endnote dialog box. When you print a document in the background, footnote numbers in the printout are numbered consecutively instead of being restarted on each page.
Some text about document upload errors and digital signatures are unreadable on the Backstage in Word 2016 that uses the Dark Gray theme.
HTML tables aren't displayed correctly documents in Word 2016.
When you use add-ins API to set content control text in a co-authoring session in Word 2016, Word 2016 may crash.
If a range only contains the close tag of a content control, the Range.ContentControls property doesn't collect the content control.
Translates some terms in multiple languages to make sure that the meaning is accurate.

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How to obtain and install the security update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This security update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to turn on automatic updating, see Get security updates automatically.

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

You can obtain the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

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More Information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this security update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3116111.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 3101513.

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
word-x-none.msp	A32BD313C2991C29B7C23337A0DB238F040E9D2B	AC7DD1959D101E5E831817802D8D5B331700A9B1A4B856A4EB4C561C1D4FC993
word-x-none.msp	1827CE4129D32D16A629A5DEC89CC95B1943C87B	8D2C0B1F049D2D74BC1DBE01EC2D65739619C13BD8BFC8B0A7AD08488B8C230D

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 supported x86-based versions of Word 2016

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
wwintl.dll_1030	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1000	796320	18-Nov-15	09:56
wwintl.dll_2074	wwintl.dll	16.0.4309.1000	806560	18-Nov-15	09:56
wwintl.dll_1055	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1000	870560	18-Nov-15	09:56
pdfreflow.exe	pdfreflow.exe	16.0.4291.1000	10292912	18-Nov-15	10:44
wwintl.dll_1033	wwintl.dll	16.0.4309.1000	689312	18-Nov-15	10:43
winword.exe	winword.exe	16.0.4312.1001	1926816	18-Nov-15	10:44
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	16.0.4312.1000	9144480	18-Nov-15	10:44
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	16.0.4312.1001	29524000	18-Nov-15	10:44

For all supported x64-based versions of Word 2016

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1025	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	933408
wwintl.dll_1025	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	933408	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1026	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	888864	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1026	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	888864	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1029	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	944672
wwintl.dll_1029	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	944672	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1030	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	875552
wwintl.dll_1030	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	875552	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1031	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	955936
wwintl.dll_1031	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	955936	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1032	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	946208
wwintl.dll_1032	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	946208	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_3082	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	915488
wwintl.dll_3082	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	915488	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1061	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	839200	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1061	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	839200	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1035	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	886304
wwintl.dll_1035	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	886304	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1036	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	951840
wwintl.dll_1036	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	951840	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1037	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	872480
wwintl.dll_1037	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	872480	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1081	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	933408	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1081	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	933408	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1050	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	898592	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1050	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	898592	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1038	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	954400
wwintl.dll_1038	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	954400	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1057	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	847392	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1057	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	847392	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1040	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	906272
wwintl.dll_1040	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	906272	19-Nov-15	05:52
wac.word.wwintl.dll_1041	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	858144
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1041	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	858144
wwintl.dll_1041	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	858144	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1087	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	948768	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1087	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	948768	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1042	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	851488
wwintl.dll_1042	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	851488	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1063	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	905248	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1063	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	905248	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1062	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	892448	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1062	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	892448	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1086	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	850976	18-Nov-15	09:54
wwintl.dll_1086	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	850976	18-Nov-15	09:54
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1044	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	864800
wwintl.dll_1044	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	864800	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1043	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	904224
wwintl.dll_1043	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	904224	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1045	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	920608
wwintl.dll_1045	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	920608	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1046	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	921632
wwintl.dll_1046	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	921632	19-Nov-15	05:52
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_2070	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	929312
wwintl.dll_2070	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	929312	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1048	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	964640
wwintl.dll_1048	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	964640	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1049	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	877600
wwintl.dll_1049	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	877600	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1051	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	959520
wwintl.dll_1051	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	959520	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1060	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	889376
wwintl.dll_1060	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	889376	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_2074	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	885792	18-Nov-15	09:55
wwintl.dll_2074	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	885792	19-Nov-15	05:53
wac.word.wwintl.dll_9242	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	885792
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_9242	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	885792	18-Nov-15	09:55
wwintl.dll_9242	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	885792	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1053	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	871456
wwintl.dll_1053	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	871456	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1054	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	893472	18-Nov-15	09:55
wwintl.dll_1054	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	893472	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1055	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	949792
wwintl.dll_1055	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	949792	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1058	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	888352
wwintl.dll_1058	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	888352	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1066	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	981024	18-Nov-15	09:55
wwintl.dll_1066	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	981024	18-Nov-15	09:55
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_2052	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	765472
wwintl.dll_2052	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	765472	19-Nov-15	05:53
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1028	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	774176
wwintl.dll_1028	wwintl.dll	16.0.4312.1001	774176	19-Nov-15	05:53
pdfreflow.exe	pdfreflow.exe	16.0.4288.1000	15908424	19-Nov-15	01:36
wac.word.wwintl.dll_1033	wwintl.dll	16.0.4309.1000	768672
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1033	wwintl.dll	16.0.4309.1000	768672
wwintl.dll_1033	wwintl.dll	16.0.4309.1000	768672	19-Nov-15	01:31
winword.exe	winword.exe	16.0.4312.1001	1929888	19-Nov-15	05:54
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	16.0.4312.1000	11844768	19-Nov-15	05:54
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll		37111328	19-Nov-15	05:54

How to get help and support for this security update

Help for installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center

Local support according to your country: International Support

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Applies to:

Word 2016

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MS15-131: Description of the security update for Word 2016: December 8, 2015

Summary

Improvements and fixes

How to obtain and install the security update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

More Information

Security update deployment information

Security update replacement information

For all supported x86-based versions of Word 2016

For all supported x64-based versions of Word 2016

Applies to: