Article ID: 976307 - Last Review: November 10, 2009 - Revision: 1.0

MS09-068: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word allows remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-068. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:
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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:
973866  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973866/ ) MS09-068: Description of the security update for Word Viewer 2003: November 10, 2009
973443  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973443/ ) MS09-068: Description of the security update for Word 2003: November 10, 2009
973444  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973444/ ) MS09-068: Description of the security update for Word 2002: 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 Word 2003
  • Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
  • Microsoft Word 2002
  • 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 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 Word 2004 for Mac
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