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MS03-050: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel could allow arbitrary code to run


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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS03-050. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security patch, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-050.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-050.mspx)
For more information about these security patches, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
830350 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830350/ ) Description of the Excel 2002 security patch: November 11, 2003
830349 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830349/ ) Description of the Excel 2000 security patch: November 11, 2003
830356 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830356/ ) Overview of the Excel 97 security patch: November 11, 2003
830346 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830346/ ) Description of the Word 2002 security patch: November 11, 2003
830347 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830347/ ) Overview of the Word 2000 security patch: November 11, 2003
830357 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830357/ ) Overview of the Word 98 security patch: November 11, 2003
830354 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/830354/ ) Overview of the Word 97 security patch: November 11, 2003

Service Pack Information

Microsoft Office XP

The Microsoft Excel 2002 and Microsoft Word 2002 Security Patches are included in Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3. For additional information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Office XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
307841 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307841/ ) How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

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Article Info
Article ID : 831527
Revision : 7
Created on : 2/5/2007
Published on : 2/5/2007
Exists online : False
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