Introduction
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS12-021. You can view the complete security bulletin by visiting one of the following Microsoft websites:
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Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/pc-security/bulletins/201203.aspx
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IT professionals:
How to obtain help and support for this security update
Help protect your PC from viruses and from malware:
Virus Solution and Security CenterHelp installing updates:
Support for Microsoft UpdateSecurity solutions for IT professionals:
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More Information
Additional information about this update
The following articles contain additional information about this update as it relates to individual product versions. The articles may contain specific information to the individual updates such as the download URL, prerequisites, and command-line switches.
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2644980 MS12-021: Description of the security update for Visual Studio 2010: March 13, 2012
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2645410 MS12-021: Description of the security update for Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1: March 13, 2012
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2669970 MS12-021: Description of the security update for Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1: March 13, 2012
Security update 2669970 is offered when the Visual Studio Macro Tools (also known as Visual Studio for Applications [VSA]) component is installed from Visual Studio 2010. This is because VSA was included as part of Visual Studio 2008, repackaged, and then included again as a separate component with Visual Studio 2010.
Update replacement information
Update replacement information for each specific update can be found in the Knowledge Base articles that correspond to this update.
