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MS10-038: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS10-038. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft websites:

Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/201006.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/201006.aspx)
Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update website now:
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate)
IT professionals:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-038.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-038.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 website:

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 email support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft website:

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

Known issues and additional 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:

982308 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982308/ ) MS10-038 and MS10-036: Description of the security update for Excel 2007: June 8, 2010

982333 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982333/ ) MS10-038: Description of the security update for Excel Viewer 2007: June 8, 2010

982133 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982133/ ) MS10-036 and MS10-038: Description of the security update for Excel 2003: June 8, 2010

982299 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982299/ ) MS10-038: Description of the security update for Excel 2002: June 8, 2010

982331 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982331/ ) MS10-038: Description of the security update for the 2007 Office system and the Office Compatibility Pack: June 8, 2010

2028864 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028864/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.5 Update

2028866 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028866/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.9 Update

2078051 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2078051/ ) Description of the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.1.5

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Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security updates:

980150 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/980150/ ) MS10-017: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel could cause remote code execution

969462 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969462/ ) MS09-021: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel could cause remote code execution

972652 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972652/ ) MS09-067: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel could allow remote code execution

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