Microsoft has released a security update for Microsoft Office XP. The following "Table of contents" section describes the information that this article contains.
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A vulnerability could allow arbitrary code to run when the
computer uses the WordPerfect 5.x Converter to open a maliciously crafted document. The security update
resolves this vulnerability so that the files that the converter opens are
handled appropriately.
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Security update details
List of issues that the security update fixes
The security update for the Office XP WordPerfect 5.x Converter
addresses the following issue that was not previously documented in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base.
WordPerfect 5.x Converter vulnerability
A vulnerability exists in the Office XP WordPerfect 5.x converter that
could enable arbitrary code to run when an Office XP program uses this
converter to open a maliciously crafted document.
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Installation details
How to obtain and install the security update
You can find the
client security packs, the administrative security packs, the installation instructions,
and the deployment strategies in the Microsoft Download Center. To
download this security update from the Microsoft Download Center, visit the
following Web site:
How to determine whether the security update is installed
The security update contains files with the versions that are
listed in the following table.
File name Version
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Msconv97.dll 2003.1100.6252.0
Wpft532.cnv 2003.1100.6252.0
You do not have to install this security update if you have a
later version of the files that are listed in the table.
For additional information about how to determine the version of the Office XP WordPerfect 5.x Converter that is installed on your computer, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
291331 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291331/)
How to check the version of Office
XP
Information for administrators about .msp files
The
administrative security update is made up of a full-file Microsoft Windows
Installer software update file (.msp file) that is packaged in a self-extracting
executable file. The .msp
files in the following table are distributed in this security update.
| Name of .msp file | Description |
| Msconvop.msp | Applies to the optimized version of the
security update. |
| Msconvff.msp | Applies to the full-file administrative
version of the security update. |
Features for reinstalling specific components for administrators
If
you update your administrative installation point, recache, and then reinstall
Office XP on client computers, you can run a command line that includes the
reinstall=[list of features] property. This property specifies whether you want
to reinstall specific components of Office XP from the administrative image.
For the security update for the Office XP WordPerfect 5.x Converter, the
value for [
list of features] is as follows:
| • | TextConverters |
| • | TCWP5Files |
Optionally, you can substitute the parameter
reinstall=all to reinstall all Microsoft Office components on the client
computer.
The
Office Admin Update Center for Office IT Professionals contains the latest
administrative updates and strategic deployment resources for all versions of
Microsoft Office. For more information about the Office Admin Update Center, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
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