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Article ID: 955617 - Last Review: September 30, 2011 - Revision: 4.0

MS08-041: Vulnerability in the ActiveX Control for the Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-041. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200808.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200808.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/ms08-041.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-041.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 numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

955441Â (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=955441/ ) MS08-041: Description of the security update for Access Snapshot Viewer 2000: August 12, 2008

955440Â (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=955440/ ) MS08-041: Description of the security update for Access Snapshot Viewer 2002: August 12, 2008

955439Â (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=955439/ ) MS08-041: Description of the security update for Access Snapshot Viewer 2003: August 12, 2008

957198Â (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=955439/ ) MS08-041: Description of the security update for Access Snapshot Viewer: August 12, 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.

Access 2000

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Snapview.exe	10.0.4622.0	55,880	24-Oct-2002	18:43
Snapview.ocx	11.0.8228.0	136,200	12-Jul-2008	21:35

Access 2002

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Snapview.ocx	11.0.8228.0	136,200	22-Jul-2008	03:06

Access 2003

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Snapview.ocx	11.0.8228.0	136,200	12-Jul-2008	21:35

Access Snapshot Viewer

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File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
Snapview.ocx	11.0.8228.0	136,200	12-Jul-2008	21:35

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3, when used with:

Microsoft Office Access 2003

Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2, when used with:

Microsoft Office Access 2003

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