Summary
This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-004. Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Office 2016 installed on the computer.For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see KB3124585.
How to obtain and install the update
Method 1: Microsoft Update
This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to turn on automatic updating, see Get security updates automatically.
Method 2: Microsoft Download Center
You can obtain the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.
More Information
Known issues in this security update
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After you install this security update, you have problems that affect your Access database if you use certain Windows common controls. Specifically, these problems occur if you use the controls that are associated with the MSCOMCTL.OCX file that's updated in the security update. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
3139567 Error messages or Access crashes after you install security update MS16-004
Security update deployment information
For deployment information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article KB3124585.
Security update replacement information
This security update doesn't replace any previously released update.
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Package Name |
Package Hash SHA 1 |
Package Hash SHA 2 |
|---|---|---|
|
mscomctlocx2016-kb2920727-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
07AA02F6EB1BB2AFDDC44CBC099554C1143712CC |
4C86F09A035E89891D8195ECED019F3511B58758406A765FBF994208B0688A22 |
The English 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.
For all supported x86-based versions of Office 2016
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File identifier |
File name |
File version |
File size |
Date |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
mscomctl.ocx |
mscomctl.ocx |
8-Dec-15 |
09:17 |
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