Article ID: 934873 - Last Review: December 4, 2007 - Revision: 2.6

MS07-025: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS07-025. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:
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Known issues

If you used Microsoft Update or Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to check for security updates on a computer that is running Windows Vista together with a 2007 Microsoft Office suite, the security update may not have been offered. Or, the security update may not have been installed successfully.

Microsoft has revised the Microsoft Update detection logic to address this issue.

Important No changes have been made to the security update. Therefore, if you have already installed the security update, you do not have to reinstall it.

If you use Microsoft Systems Management Server together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates to deploy security updates to client computers, you may experience the following symptoms.

Note You may also experience these symptoms if you use WSUS to deploy security updates to client computers.
  • You must re-approve the security update.
  • Users are again prompted to install the security update if the security update installation failed previously.
  • The security update is offered to users who have not yet installed the security update in the typical manner.
Note Customers who have already installed the security update successfully do not have to take any additional action.
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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the 2007 Microsoft Office system version of this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
934062  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934062/ ) Description of the security update for the 2007 Office system: May 8, 2007
For more information about the Microsoft Office 2003 version of this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
934180  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934180/ ) Description of the security update for Office 2003: May 8, 2007
For more information about the Microsoft Office XP version of this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
934705  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934705/ ) Description of the security update for Microsoft Office XP: May 8, 2007
For more information about the Microsoft Office 2000 version of this update, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
934526  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934526/ ) Description of the security update for Office 2000: May 8, 2007
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Basic 2007
  • Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
  • Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2007
  • Microsoft Office Small Business 2007
  • Microsoft Office Standard 2007
  • Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2007
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2007
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Designer 2007
  • Microsoft Expression Web
  • Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Basic Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Small Business Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003
  • Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
  • Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Publisher 2002 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Premium Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Professional Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Small Business Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Office 2000 Developer Edition
  • Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2000 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Publisher 2000 Standard Edition
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