MS09-067: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-067. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/200911.aspx (http://www.microsoft.com/security/updates/bulletins/200911.aspx)
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/MS09-067.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-067.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

Known issues and additional 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:

973471 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973471/ ) MS09-067: Description of the security update for Excel 2002: November 10, 2009

973475 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973475/ ) MS09-067: Description of the security update for Excel 2003: November 10, 2009

973484 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973484/ ) MS09-067: Description of the security update for Excel Viewer 2003: November 10, 2009

973593 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973593/ ) MS09-067: Description of the security update for Excel 2007: November 10, 2009

973704 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973704/ ) MS09-067: Description of the security update for the 2007 Office system and the Office Compatibility Pack: November 10, 2009

973707 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973707/ ) MS09-067: Description of the security update for Excel Viewer: November 10, 2009

976828 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976828/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.3 Update

976830 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976830/ ) Description of the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac 11.5.6 Update

976831 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976831/ ) Description of the Open XML File Format Converter for Mac 1.1.3

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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 Professional Plus 2007
Microsoft Office Small Business 2007
Microsoft Office Standard 2007
Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2007
Microsoft Office Excel 2007
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
Microsoft Office Excel 2003
Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Business Edition
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Home and Student Edition
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Special Media Edition
Microsoft Entourage 2008 for Mac
Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac
Microsoft PowerPoint 2008 for Mac
Microsoft Word 2008 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Student and Teacher Edition
Microsoft Entourage 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac
Microsoft PowerPoint 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac