Summary
This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS17-014.
Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.
For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB4013241.
Improvements and fixes
This security update contains improvements and fixes for the following nonsecurity issues:
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When you save a workbook that has future metadata in cells with Boolean or error values in Excel 2010, Excel crashes. Or, the future metadata in cells with Boolean or error values are corrupted.
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When you copy and paste a range of data that includes external links cross workbooks in Excel 2010, Excel crashes.
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When you use the Allow Users to Edit Ranges function to add a user to a range data in Excel 2010, Excel crashes.
Known issues in this security update
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After you install this security update, Excel 2010 may crash or hang (stop responding or freeze) when calculations are performed in a workbook. The calculations may be triggered either by code or by user interaction.
To resolve this issue, install the March 28, 2017 update for Excel 2010 (KB3191855). For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:3191855 March 28, 2017, update for Excel 2010 (KB3191855)
How to get and install the update
Method 1: Microsoft Update
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This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ. |
Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog
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To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website. |
Method 3: Microsoft Download Center
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You can get the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update. |
More Information
Security update deployment information
For deployment information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB4013241.
Security update replacement information
This security update replaces previously released security update KB3128037.
File hash information
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Package Name |
Package Hash SHA 1 |
Package Hash SHA 2 |
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excel2010-kb3178690-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
A672A9D6065BB4E4747C6CC6997F54C135CA0127 |
635098AE2E40CE45581268CB0217EC6C728C4C56FA027C9F3939AC18717DDE44 |
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excel2010-kb3178690-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
DA89B374474DEE452900DD36EC56F24CF0964C54 |
1603A7831E3484B395FBE9FE18558E91ED5FE82E6931579F2FF9318A6FBB94C2 |
File information
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The English version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. For all supported x86-based versions of Excel 2010
For all supported x64-based versions of Excel 2010
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How to get help and support for this security update
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Help for installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update |
