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 MS16-107.Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB3185852.

How to get 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 get security updates automatically, see the "Turn on automatic updating in Control Panel" section of this Safety & Security Center article.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

You can get the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

More Information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB3185852.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 3115322.

File hash information

Package name

Package hash SHA 1

Package hash SHA 2

excel2010-kb3118316-fullfile-x86-glb.exe

D1104E1CADB109A75B650880D22D90340D78C8FB

22A7D02D8C34C8AA546112DC42B0FBCE51ACE7BCA945E3D1E1C3F08BC327A517

excel2010-kb3118316-fullfile-x64-glb.exe

DAE738817F73DD28E378073361522E16612B0B06

E993B1B060DE7714F3EF164FE49254ACAB2CD56E29EB0894D43222631F57C47D

The English version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

For all supported x86-based versions of Excel 2010

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

excel.exe

excel.exe

14.0.7173.5000

20,412,096

18-Aug-2016

01:32

excel.man

excel.exe.manifest

1,194

05-Nov-2009

11:00

xl12cnv.exe

excelcnv.exe

14.0.7173.5000

17,849,024

16-Aug-2016

12:17

xlcall32.dll

xlcall32.dll

14.0.7162.5000

10,432

13-Oct-2015

06:52

xlicons.exe

xlicons.exe

14.0.7120.5000

1,480,360

05-Mar-2014

06:06

For all supported x64-based versions of Excel 2010

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

excel.exe

excel.exe

14.0.7173.5000

27,667,136

18-Aug-2016

01:35

excel.man

excel.exe.manifest

1,196

05-Nov-2009

11:23

xl12cnv.exe

excelcnv.exe

14.0.7173.5000

25,061,056

17-Aug-2016

12:08

xlcall32.dll

xlcall32.dll

14.0.7162.5000

10,944

13-Oct-2015

07:00

xlicons.exe

xlicons.exe

14.0.7120.5000

1,480,360

05-Mar-2014

06:06

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