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Article ID: 955047 - Last Review: September 9, 2008 - Revision: 1.0

MS08-055: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-055. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200809.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200809.mspx)
Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
IT professionals:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-055.msp (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-055.mspx)

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How to obtain 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 support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4 (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4)

North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552 (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552)

For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

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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 number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

950130Â (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=950130/ ) MS08-055: Description of the security update for OneNote 2007: September 9, 2008

951944Â (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=951944/ ) MS08-055: Description of the security update for the 2007 Office system and for the Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system: September 9, 2008

953404Â (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=953404/ ) MS08-055: Description of the security update for Office 2003: September 9, 2008

953405Â (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=953405/ ) MS08-052 and MS08-055: Description of the security update for Office XP: September 9, 2008

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File information

The English (United States) 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 Microsoft Office OneNote 2007

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Onbttnie.dll	12.0.6300.5000	606,288	13-Dec-2007	09:20
Onenote.exe	12.0.6316.5000	1,022,496	21-May-2008	12:54
Onenotem.exe	12.0.6300.5000	101,440	08-Dec-2007	03:44
Onfilter.dll	12.0.6300.5000	74,800	08-Dec-2007	03:44
Onlibs.dll	12.0.6300.5000	1,167,400	08-Dec-2007	03:44
Onmain.dll	12.0.6316.5000	6,593,064	21-May-2008	12:54

For the 2007 Microsoft Office system and for the Compatibility Pack for the 2007 Office system

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Mso.dll	12.0.6320.5000	16,903,728	08-Aug-2008	01:26

For Microsoft Office 2003

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Mso.dll	11.0.8221.0	12,259,840	27-May-2008	20:17

For Microsoft Office XP

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Mso.dll	10.0.6845.0	9,819,136	11-Jun-2008	22:15
Ietag.dll	10.0.6731.0	105,152	11-Jun-2008	22:19

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Office OneNote 2007
Microsoft Office OneNote 2007 (Home and Student version)
Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
Microsoft Office Professional 2007
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
Microsoft Office Standard 2007
Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
Microsoft Office Basic 2007
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Microsoft Office Access 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (Home and Student version)
Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (Home and Student version)
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2007
Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007
Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2007
Microsoft Office Word 2007
Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Home and Student version)
Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003
Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
Microsoft Office Access 2003
Microsoft Office Excel 2003
Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003
Microsoft Office OneNote 2003
Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003
Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003
Microsoft Office Project Standard 2003
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2003
Microsoft Office Visio Standard 2003
Microsoft Office Word 2003
Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition for Students and Teachers
Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft Publisher 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft Word 2002

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