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Article ID: 933103 - Last Review: September 30, 2011 - Revision: 3.0

MS08-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Components could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-017. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

How to get help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for security update support issues, visit the International Support Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx)
For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

More information about this security update

For more information about this security update and for information about any known issues with specific releases of this software, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
931660  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=931660/ ) MS08-017: Description of the security update for the Office 2000 Web Components: March 11, 2008
932031  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=932031/ ) MS08-017: Description of the security update for the Office XP Web Components: March 11, 2008
933367  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=933367/ ) MS08-017: Description of the security update for the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Service Pack 1 development platform: March 11, 2008
933369  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=933369/ ) MS08-017: Description of the security update for the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1 development platform: March 11, 2008
948257  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=948257/ ) MS08-017: Description of the security update for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000: March 11, 2008
941305  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=941305/ ) MS08-017: Description of the security update for the Commerce Server 2000 Office Web Components: March 11, 2008
939714  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=939714/ ) MS08-017: Description of the security update for BizTalk Server Office Web Components: March 11, 2008

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Service Pack 1, when used with:
    • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Architect
    • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Enterprise Developer
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
  • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
    • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Developer
    • Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Enterprise Architect
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Commerce Server 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft BizTalk Server 2000 Standard Edition
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