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 MS16-042. 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 3148775.
How to get and install the update
Method 1: Microsoft Update
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 the "Turn on automatic updating in Control Panel" section of this Safety & Security Center article.
Method 2: Microsoft Download Center
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.
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Download the security update KB3114993 for the 32-bit version of Word 2010
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Download the security update KB3114993 for the 64-bit version of Word 2010
More Information
Known issues in this security update
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After you install this security update, you may receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to start an Office application:
The Windows installer service could not be accessed.
Security update deployment information
For deployment information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3148775.
Security update replacement information
This security update replaces previously released security update KB3114878.
File hash information
Package Name |
Package Hash SHA 1 |
Package Hash SHA 2 |
---|---|---|
word2010-kb3114993-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
52689B1CFD41A748CAF0EC14238D9DA91841A15B |
51C4E383C59D78A8F0B4EC26F736707BF41A9784603FD987D92123D45D579CAB |
word2010-kb3114993-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
B015ADE1BF3ABC6977FA46C148C4BB7FA2DAE5FA |
E33F163051255BDCDEC4ABEA8661C417FEADFBED04D91C043183B930D4DCF906 |
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 Word 2010
File identifier |
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
msword.olb |
msword.olb |
14.0.7162.5000 |
902,304 |
14-Oct-2015 |
04:59 |
winword.exe |
winword.exe |
14.0.7168.5000 |
1,432,256 |
17-Mar-2016 |
11:45 |
wordicon.exe |
wordicon.exe |
14.0.7120.5000 |
1,859,240 |
05-Mar-2014 |
06:06 |
wrd12cnv.dll |
wordcnv.dll |
14.0.7168.5000 |
5,483,192 |
17-Mar-2016 |
11:44 |
wwlib.dll |
wwlib.dll |
14.0.7168.5000 |
19,303,616 |
17-Mar-2016 |
11:45 |
For all supported x64-based versions of Word 2010
File identifier |
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
msword.olb |
msword.olb |
14.0.7162.5000 |
902,304 |
14-Oct-2015 |
05:03 |
winword.exe |
winword.exe |
14.0.7168.5000 |
1,433,272 |
17-Mar-2016 |
11:46 |
wordicon.exe |
wordicon.exe |
14.0.7120.5000 |
1,859,240 |
05-Mar-2014 |
06:06 |
wrd12cnv.dll |
wordcnv.dll |
14.0.7168.5000 |
6,838,976 |
17-Mar-2016 |
11:45 |
wwlib.dll |
wwlib.dll |
14.0.7168.5000 |
24,532,152 |
17-Mar-2016 |
11:47 |
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