Description of the Security Update for Outlook 2000: January 10, 2006

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-003. This security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200601.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200601.mspx)
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-003.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-003.mspx)

Security Update for Office 2000 Multilanguage Pack (KB892842)

A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook 2000 that could allow arbitrary code to run when opening a maliciously modified email. This security update resolves that vulnerability when Outlook 2000 is used with a Multilanguage Pack. To download security update 892842, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

Security Update for Outlook 2000 English Multilanguage Pack (KB893142)

A security vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook 2000 that could allow arbitrary code to run when opening a maliciously modified email. This update resolves that vulnerability when Outlook 2000 is used with the English Multilanguage Pack. To download the security update 893142, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

List of issues that the security update fixes

The security update fixes the issues that are described in the following hotfix package: The security update fixes the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

Removal information

After you install the Security Update for Office 2000 Multilanguage Pack (KB892842), you cannot remove the update. To revert to an earlier installation of Outlook 2000, you must remove Microsoft Office 2000 and then reinstall it from the original installation disk.