Applies ToMicrosoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 Excel 2010

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 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2018-0907.Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.

Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2010. It doesn't apply to the Office 2010 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 365 Home (see Determining your Office version).

Improvements and fixes

This security update contains the following improvements:

  • A new registry key has been added to provide more control over object macros security. The "RestrictObjectMacros" DWORD registry key under HKCU/Software/Microsoft/Office/14.0/Excel/Securitysupports the following values:

    0 (or not present) – Default behavior 1 – Strict 2 – Lenient 3 – None (not recommended)

    Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

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 Windows Update: FAQ.

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 security update deployment information: March 13, 2018.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update KB 4011660.

File hash information

Package name

Package hash SHA 1

Package hash SHA 2

excel2010-kb4011675-fullfile-x64-glb.exe

E68F047C09563A0727B74F1A204EA9648476238E

D74898388F173C54C91DBEB2B2321576AD970537A8EBFBA83732AB6366D6A495

excel2010-kb4011675-fullfile-x86-glb.exe

8AF4708ED15754FB67F08E1D816277503AB77EA0

0D973E459526C88826D41F069A3A819493AF50250C6A5DB63B84339B7636FFD0

File information

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). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight-saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

For all supported x86-based versions of Excel 2010

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

excel.exe

excel.exe

14.0.7195.5000

20,414,128

18-Feb-2018

08:46

excel.man

excel.exe.manifest

1,194

13-Oct-2015

07:40

xl12cnv.exe

excelcnv.exe

14.0.7192.5000

17,851,048

15-Dec-2017

04:16

xlcall32.dll

xlcall32.dll

14.0.7162.5000

10,432

13-Oct-2015

07:52

xlicons.exe

xlicons.exe

14.0.7120.5000

1,480,360

05-Mar-2014

07:06

For all supported x64-based versions of Excel 2010

File identifier

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

excel.exe

excel.exe

14.0.7195.5000

27,670,704

18-Feb-2018

08:47

excel.man

excel.exe.manifest

1,196

13-Oct-2015

07:48

xl12cnv.exe

excelcnv.exe

14.0.7192.5000

25,063,592

15-Dec-2017

11:34

xlcall32.dll

xlcall32.dll

14.0.7162.5000

10,944

13-Oct-2015

08:00

xlicons.exe

xlicons.exe

14.0.7120.5000

1,480,360

05-Mar-2014

07:06

How to get help and support for this security update

Help for installing updates: Windows Update FAQ Security solutions for IT professionals: Security Support and Troubleshooting Help for protecting your Windows-based computer from viruses and malware: Microsoft Secure Local support according to your country: International Support

Propose a feature or provide feedback on Office Core: Office User Voice portal

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