Article ID: 949031 - Last Review: November 4, 2009 - Revision: 3.0

MS08-015: Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-015. This security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites: How to get help and support for this security update

For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for security update support issues, visit the International Support Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx)
For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

More information about this security update
For more information about this security update and for information about any known issues with specific releases of this software, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
946986  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946986/ ) MS08-015: Description of the security update for Outlook 2000: March 11, 2008
946985  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946985/ ) MS08-015: Description of the security update for Outlook 2002: March 11, 2008
945432  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945432/ ) MS08-015: Description of the security update for Outlook 2003: March 11, 2008
946983  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/946983/ ) MS08-015: Description of the security update for Outlook 2007: March 11, 2008

Known issues with this security update

After you install this security update on a computer that has Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed, external content is always blocked for attached e-mail messages. To resolve this issue, install hotfix 975123. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
975123  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975123/ ) Description of the Outlook 2003 hotfix package (Outlooknminus1.msp): September 23, 2009

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
  • Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2, when used with:
    • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3, when used with:
    • Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
  • Microsoft Outlook 2002 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Outlook 2000 Service Pack 3
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