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Description of the security update for Office 2016: April 14, 2020

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Summary

This security update resolves aremote code execution vulnerability that exists if Microsoft Office incorrectly loads arbitrary type libraries. To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-0760.

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

Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2016. It doesn't apply to the Office 2016 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 365 Home (see What version of Office am I using?).

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Known issues

  • Issue 1

    Symptom
    Some types of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) references might be affected by this update. For more information, see FAQ for VBA solutions affected by April 2020 Office security updates.

    Status
    This change in behavior is caused by a design change in Office. The new behavior is by design. Therefore, a fix is not necessary and no mitigation will be provided.
     
  • Issue 2

    Symptom
    Consider the following scenario:
    • You open an Excel workbook.
    • The workbook has VBA macros.
    • The macros contain references that include DBCS (double-byte) characters.
    In this scenario, you may receive the following error message after this update is installed:

    Fix
    To fix this issue, install KB 3101353.

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How to get and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This 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 get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

You can get 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 update, see security update deployment information: April 14, 2020.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 3115135.

File hash information

File name SHA1 hash SHA256 hash
vbe72016-kb3128012-fullfile-x64-glb.exe E5422C809CB0222A004F0C1E50D98A9566C5A146 17C6965EA53A23C8862A9C3990D1CB97704571EA229F0959C3906B0B2C1D0090
vbe72016-kb3128012-fullfile-x86-glb.exe 0B84FCC504A78F053601FCB413C20FF883020AEA 1EB6EC36C04FF789778A8D2B91670CA31BA0E334D6BB6F64CDBCF727E3BDE91F


File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

For all supported x86-based versions of Office 2016
File identifier File name File version File size Date Time
vbe7.dll vbe7.dll 7.01.1096 2712656 21-Mar-20 02:45
For all supported x64-based versions of Office 2016
File identifier File name File version File size Date Time
vbe7.dll vbe7.dll 7.01.1096 4504144 21-Mar-20 02:24

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Article Info
Article ID : 3128012
Revision : 13
Created on : 5/8/2020
Published on : 5/8/2020
Exists online : False
Views : 302