MS08-057: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-057. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites.

Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200810.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200810.mspx)
Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
IT professionals:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-057.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-057.mspx)

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How to obtain 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 support issues with security updates, visit the Microsoft International Support Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4 (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx?rdpath=4)

North American customers can also obtain instant access to unlimited no-charge e-mail support or to unlimited individual chat support by visiting the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552 (http://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=7552)

For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

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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:

955461 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955461/ ) MS08-057: Description of the security update for Excel 2000: October 14, 2008

955464 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955464/ ) MS08-057: Description of the security update for Excel 2002: October 14, 2008

955466 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955466/ ) MS08-057: Description of the security update for Excel 2003: October 14, 2008

955468 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955468/ ) MS08-057: Description of the security update for Excel Viewer 2003: October 14, 2008

955470 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955470/ ) MS08-057: Description of the security update for Excel 2007: October 14, 2008

955935 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955935/ ) MS08-057: Description of the security update for Excel Viewer: October 14, 2008

955936 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955936/ ) MS08-057: Description of the security update for 2007 Microsoft Office system and the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: October 14, 2008

955937 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955937/ ) MS08-057: Description of the security update for Excel Services in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: October 14, 2008

958267 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958267/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update

958304 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958304/ ) Description of the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.0.1 Update

958312 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/958312/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.2 Update

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File Information

The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.