Description of the security update for Excel 2010: December 11, 2018

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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 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2018-8597, Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2018-8598, Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2018-8627, and Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2018-8636.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.

Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2010. It doesn't apply to the Office 2010 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 365 Home (see Determining your Office version).

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How to get and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This update is available through Windows 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 Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

You can get the standalone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

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Update information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see security update deployment information: December 11, 2018.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update KB 4461530.

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File information

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
excel2010-kb4461577-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	62DB913EC3BCB916FBFA3CDBBE66EE87BAC2862C	CDAE6915A09DD9F6F104F1C6330E6D6C34DBBC747D192E3C06DD76DDE1672A5D
excel2010-kb4461577-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	9BF9E25224F3F035DECAFB5F5C26879E7D429A71	9405D241E392528D4F4FCA8C6EE129AB61EAD2298EF8722089FF511959968474

File information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. 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 Excel 2010

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
excel.exe	excel.exe	14.0.7225.5000	20,415,568	16-Nov-18	2:41
excel.man	excel.exe.manifest		1,194	6-Nov-09	12:00
xl12cnv.exe	excelcnv.exe	14.0.7225.5000	17,853,200	14-Nov-18	10:02
xlcall32.dll	xlcall32.dll	14.0.7162.5000	10,432	13-Oct-15	7:52
xlicons.exe	xlicons.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,480,360	5-Mar-14	7:06

For all supported x64-based versions of Excel 2010

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
excel.exe	excel.exe	14.0.7225.5000	27,673,680	16-Nov-18	2:45
excel.man	excel.exe.manifest		1,196	6-Nov-09	12:23
xl12cnv.exe	excelcnv.exe	14.0.7225.5000	25,067,088	14-Nov-18	10:22
xlcall32.dll	xlcall32.dll	14.0.7162.5000	10,944	13-Oct-15	8:00
xlicons.exe	xlicons.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,480,360	5-Mar-14	7:06