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OFF: Patch Available for "Malformed Conversion Data" Vulnerability (East Asian Word)

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Article ID:249881
Last Review:July 16, 2007
Revision:2.5
This article was previously published under Q249881
NOTE: The information in this article applies to the East Asian version%3 of the products listed above. The information in this article also applies to the following products, in addition to the products listed above:
•Microsoft Office 97 Powered by Word 98 for Windows (Japan only)
•Microsoft Word 98 for Windows (Japan only)
•Microsoft Converter Pack 2000

SYMPTOMS

A conversion utility that is included as part of the East Asian versions of the products listed above contains a potential security problem. The utility converts Microsoft Word 5.x documents into the newer file format.

Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates this vulnerability. To download the patch, click the appropriate hyperlink below:
Word 97 and 98 Patch: Malformed Conversion Data Vulnerability (http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/ww5pkg.aspx)

Word 2000 Patch: Malformed Conversion Data Vulnerability (http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/2000/WW5Pkg.aspx)
You can also download the patch and learn more about it from the following security bulletin. To view this bulletin, click the following hyperlink:
East Asian Converter Patch (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-002.mspx)
NOTE: When you install the patch on Word 2000, if the converter is not already installed, you may receive the following message:
The update completed with some errors. Please see the following log file: (C:\jpnwin\temp\ww5upd.log)
To temporarily work around this problem, install the Word 5.x converter before running the patch.

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RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a).

To obtain SR-1/SR-1a, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
245025 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/245025/EN-US/) OFF2000: How to Obtain and Install Microsoft Office 2000 Service Release 1/1a (SR-1/SR-1a)

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft Office 2000 SR-1/SR-1a.

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MORE INFORMATION

For a list of frequently asked questions regarding this vulnerability, click the following hyperlink:
East Asian FAQ (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-002.mspx)

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Works Suite 2000
•Microsoft Office 2000 with MultiLanguage Pack
•Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition
•Microsoft PowerPoint 97 Standard Edition

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