MS14-011: Description of the security update for Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.8: February 11, 2014

Applies To
Internet Explorer 11 Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2012 R2 Preview Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Windows 8.1 Windows 8.1 Enterprise Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Pro N Windows RT 8.1 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Ultimate Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Internet Explorer 10 Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 Essentials Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Foundation Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows Server 2012 Standard Windows 8 Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro Windows RT Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Ultimate Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Ultimate Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Business N Windows Vista Business N 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Basic N Windows Vista Home Basic N 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS14-011. To view the complete security bulletin, go to one of the following Microsoft websites:

How to obtain help and support for this security update

Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

Security solutions for IT professionals:
TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

Help protect your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center

Local support according to your country:
International Support

Prerequisites to apply this security update

To install this security update, you must have Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) 5.8 installed on the computer.

VBScript 5.8 is installed by the following:

  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Internet Explorer 9.0
  • Internet Explorer 10.0
  • Internet Explorer 11.0
  • Windows 7 (x86-based and x64-based)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64-based and Itanium-based)
  • Windows 8 (x86-based and x64-based)
  • Windows RT
  • Windows 2012 (x64-based)
  • Windows 8.1 (x86-based and x64-based)
  • Windows RT 8.1
  • Windows 2012 R2 (x64-based)

To determine the version of VBScript that is installed on the computer, follow these steps:

  1. Open Windows Explorer.

  2. Locate the following directory:
    %systemroot% \System32

  3. Right-click the Vbscript.dll file, and then click

    Properties.

  4. Click the Details tab to view the contents of the File Version field. For example, the file version may be 5.8.6001.18702.

If the file version starts with 5.8, as it does in the example, VBScript 5.8 is installed on the computer.

Restart information

You may have to restart the computer after you install this security update.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces the following security update:

981332 MS10-022: Description of the security update for Visual Basic Scripting (VBScript) 5.8: April 13, 2010

Removal information

To remove this security update, do one of the following:

  • Use the Add or Remove Programs item or the Programs and Features item in Control Panel.
  • Use the Spuninst.exe utility that is located in the %Windir%\$NTUninstallKB981332$\Spuninst folder.
  • WUSA.exe does not support uninstalling updates. To uninstall an update that was installed by WUSA, click Control Panel, and then click Security. Under Windows Update, click View installed updates, and then select from the list of updates.

FILE INFORMATION

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Note that dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time bias. The dates and times may also change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 file information
  • The files that apply to a specific milestone (SPn) and service branch (QFE, GDR) are noted in the "SP requirement" and "Service branch" columns.
  • GDR service branches contain only fixes that are broadly released to address widespread, critical issues. QFE service branches contain hotfixes in addition to broadly released fixes.
  • In addition to the files that are listed in these tables, this software update also installs an associated security catalog file (KBnumber.cat) that is signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 on all supported 32-bit versions of Windows XP

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.23552 420,864 04-Jan-2014 03:13 x86
Updspapi.dll 6.3.13.0 382,840 04-Sep-2013 11:28 x86

Internet Explorer 8 on all supported 32-bit versions of Windows Server 2003

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.23552 420,864 04-Jan-2014 03:30 x86
Updspapi.dll 6.3.4.1 379,184 08-Jul-2010 14:23 x86

Internet Explorer 8 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional

File name File version File size Date Time Platform SP requirement Service branch
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.23552 609,792 04-Jan-2014 17:10 x64 SP2 SP2QFE
Wvbscript.dll 5.8.6001.23552 420,864 04-Jan-2014 17:10 x86 SP2 SP2QFE\WOW
Updspapi.dll 6.3.4.1 462,128 04-Jan-2014 17:10 x64 None Not Applicable

      

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.0.6002.18xxx Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 GDR
    6.0.6002.23xxx Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 SP2 LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 on all supported 32-bit versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.19498 420,864 22-Dec-2013 15:42 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.23552 420,864 23-Dec-2013 12:17 x86

Internet Explorer 8 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.19498 609,792 03-Jan-2014 20:44 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.23552 609,792 23-Dec-2013 11:52 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.19498 420,864 22-Dec-2013 15:42 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.6001.23552 420,864 23-Dec-2013 12:17 x86

      

Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.1.7600.17xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM GDR
    6.1.7600.21xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 RTM LDR
    6.1.7601.18xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 GDR
    6.1.7601.22xxx Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

Internet Explorer 8

Internet Explorer 8 on all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.18337 428,032 10-Dec-2013 02:02 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.22535 428,032 10-Dec-2013 02:07 x86

Internet Explorer 8 on all supported Itanium-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.18337 1,158,656 10-Dec-2013 01:36 IA-64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.22535 1,158,656 10-Dec-2013 01:45 IA-64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.18337 428,032 10-Dec-2013 02:02 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.22535 428,032 10-Dec-2013 02:07 x86

Internet Explorer 8 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.18337 610,304 10-Dec-2013 02:28 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.22535 610,304 10-Dec-2013 02:34 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.18337 428,032 10-Dec-2013 02:02 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.7601.22535 428,032 10-Dec-2013 02:07 x86

Internet Explorer 10

Internet Explorer 10 on all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.16783 523,776 21-Dec-2013 07:56 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.20901 525,312 21-Dec-2013 08:03 x86

Internet Explorer 10 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.16783 600,064 21-Dec-2013 09:39 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.20901 593,920 21-Dec-2013 08:15 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.16783 523,776 21-Dec-2013 07:56 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.20901 525,312 21-Dec-2013 08:03 x86

Internet Explorer 11

Internet Explorer 11 on all supported x86-based versions of Windows 7

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9600.16497 454,656 21-Dec-2013 08:56 x86

Internet Explorer 11 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9600.16497 548,864 21-Dec-2013 09:53 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9600.16497 454,656 21-Dec-2013 08:56 x86

      

Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 file information

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM,SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version Product Milestone Service branch
    6.2.920 0.16 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM GDR
    6.2.920 0.20 xxx Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 RTM LDR

  • GDR service branches contain only those fixes that are widely released to address widespread, critical issues. LDR service branches contain hotfixes in addition to widely released fixes.

Note The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and MUM files (.mum) that are installed are not listed.

Internet Explorer 10

Internet Explorer 10 on all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.16775 523,776 09-Dec-2013 00:45 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.20893 525,312 09-Dec-2013 00:59 x86

Internet Explorer 10 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.16775 600,064 08-Dec-2013 23:59 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.20893 593,920 09-Dec-2013 00:25 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.16775 523,776 09-Dec-2013 00:45 x86
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9200.20893 525,312 09-Dec-2013 00:59 x86

      

Windows Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 file information

Internet Explorer 11

Internet Explorer 11 on all supported x86-based versions of Windows 8.1

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9600.16483 454,656 09-Dec-2013 01:51 x86

Internet Explorer 11 on all supported x64-based versions of Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2

File name File version File size Date Time Platform
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9600.16483 548,864 09-Dec-2013 02:57 x64
Vbscript.dll 5.8.9600.16483 454,656 09-Dec-2013 01:51 x86