Summary
This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft Office. To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-131.
More information about this security update
The following articles contain more information about this security update as it relates to individual product versions. The articles may contain known issue information.
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KB3085528 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Office 2010: December 8, 2015
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KB3114479 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Word Viewer: December 8, 2015
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KB3101532 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Word 2010: December 8, 2015
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KB3114342 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Word 2013: December 8, 2015
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KB3114382 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Word 2016: December 8, 2015
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KB3114403 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Office 2010: December 8, 2015
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KB3114415 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Excel 2010: December 8, 2015
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KB3114422 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Excel 2007: December 8, 2015
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KB3114458 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Word 2007: December 8, 2015
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KB3119517 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Office for Mac 2011: December 10, 2015
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KB3119518 MS15-131: Description of the security update for Office 2016 for Mac: December 10, 2015
Nonsecurity-related fixes and improvements that are included in this security update
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This security update adds support for Mail Apps API requirement set 1.3 to Outlook 2013.KB3114358). See KB3085636 for more information.
Note To apply this update, install this security update together with December 8, 2015, update for Outlook 2013 ( -
Renames the "Add-Ins" string to the "Add-ins" string for consistency.
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This security update also contains fixes for the following nonsecurity issues:
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When there is more than one ActiveX (OCX) object in a document in Word 2013, an infinite scroll occurs between objects. This issue occurs after you apply MS15-022: Description of the security update for Word 2013: March 10, 2015 (KB2956163).
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When you use a printer to print a document, and then you change to another printer programmatically in Word 2013, Word 2013 may crash.
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When you reopen a drawing that contains a Word object in Visio 2016, the Word object that is displayed as an icon doesn't appear. If you press Ctrl+A to select all shapes in the document to locate the Word object and then try to change the icon in the Convert dialog box, you receive the following error message:
An error (1424) occurred during the action Convert Object.
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When you press the F9 key repeatedly to update a nested field (an IF field that has a condition for a Caps switch) in Word 2016, the result of the field calculation that is displayed toggles between the condition in which all letters are capitalized and the condition in which the first letter is a capital.
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The ContentControlOnExitevent isn't triggered when you edit a content control in the document body and then click into the header of a document in Word 2016.
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After you enable the Track Changes function in Word 2016, deleted text is tracked for reviewers that have the same user name.
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Assume that you have a document that has footnotes and both manual and automatic page breaks in Word 2016. You set the Numbering to Restart each page in the Footnote and Endnote dialog box. When you print a document in the background, footnote numbers in the printout are numbered consecutively instead of being restarted on each page.
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Some text about document upload errors and digital signatures are unreadable on the Backstage in Word 2016 that uses the Dark Gray theme.
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HTML tables aren't displayed correctly in documents in Word 2016.
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When you use add-ins API to set content control text in a co-authoring session in Word 2016, Word 2016 may crash.
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If a range only contains the close tag of a content control, the Range.ContentControls property doesn't collect the content control.
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Translates some terms in multiple languages to make sure of accurate meaning.
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More Information
The 2007 Microsoft Office system (all editions) and other software
Reference Table
The following table contains the security update information for this software.
Security update file name |
For the 2007 Microsoft Office system, Service Pack 3: msptls2007-kb3085549-fullfile-x86-glb.exe mso2007-kb3114425-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
For Excel 2007 Service Pack 3: excel2007-kb3114422-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
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For Word 2007 Service Pack 3: word2007-kb3114458-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
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For Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack: xlconv2007-kb3114433-fullfile-x86-glb.exe wordconv2007-kb3114457-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
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For Microsoft Excel Viewer: xlview2007-kb3114433-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
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Installation switches |
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Restart requirement |
In some cases, this update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart.Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 887012. To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install the security update. For more information about the reasons why you may be prompted to restart, see |
Removal information |
Use Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel. |
File information |
See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3085549 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3114425 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3114422 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3114458 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3114433 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3114457 |
Registry key verification |
Not applicable |
Microsoft Office 2010 (all editions)
Reference tableThe following table contains the security update information for this software.
Security update file name |
For Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) kb24286772010-kb3114403-fullfile-x86-glb.exe msptls2010-kb3085528-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
For Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) kb24286772010-kb3114403-fullfile-x64-glb.exe msptls2010-kb3085528-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
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For Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) kb24286772010-kb3114403-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
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For Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) kb24286772010-kb3114403-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
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For Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) excel2010-kb3114415-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
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For Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) excel2010-kb3114415-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
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For Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions): word2010-kb3101532-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
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For Microsoft Word 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions): word2010-kb3101532-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
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Installation switches |
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Restart requirement |
In some cases, this update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart.Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 887012. To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install the security update. For more information about the reasons why you may be prompted to restart, see |
Removal information |
Use Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel. |
File information |
See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3114403 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3085528 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3114403 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3114415 See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3101532 |
Registry key verification |
Not applicable |
Microsoft Office 2013 (all editions)
Reference tableThe following table contains the security update information for this software.
Security update file name |
For supported editions of Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions): word2013-kb3114342-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
For supported editions of Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions): word2013-kb3114342-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
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Installation switches |
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Restart requirement |
In some cases, this update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart.Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 887012. To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install the security update. For more information about the reasons why you may be prompted to restart, see |
Removal information |
Use Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel. |
File information |
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Registry key verification |
Not applicable |
Microsoft Office 2013 RT (all editions)
Deployment |
The 3114342 update for Microsoft Word 2013 RT is available through Windows Update. |
Restart requirement |
In some cases, this update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart.Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 887012. To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install the security update. For more information about the reasons why you may be prompted to restart, see |
Removal information |
Click Control Panel, click System and Security, and then click Windows Update. Under See also, click Installed updates, and then select from the list of updates. |
File information |
Microsoft Office 2016 (all editions)
Reference tableThe following table contains the security update information for this software.
Security update file name |
For Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition): word2016-kb3114382-fullfile-x86-glb.exe |
For Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition): word2016-kb3114382-fullfile-x64-glb.exe |
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Installation switches |
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Restart requirement |
In some cases, this update does not require a restart. If the required files are being used, this update will require a restart. If this behavior occurs, a message is displayed that advises you to restart.Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 887012. To help reduce the possibility that a restart will be required, stop all affected services and close all applications that may use the affected files before you install the security update. For more information about the reasons why you may be prompted to restart, see |
Removal information |
Use Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel. |
File information |
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Registry key verification |
Not applicable |
Office for Mac 2011
Prerequisites
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You must be running Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or a later version on an Intel processor.
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Mac OS X user accounts must have administrator credentials to install this security update.
Installing the updateDownload and install the appropriate language version of the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.5.8 Update from the Microsoft Download Center. Then, follow these steps:
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Exit any applications that are running. This includes virus-protection applications and all Microsoft Office applications because they could interfere with the installation.
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Open the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.5.8 Update volume on your desktop. This step might have been performed for you.
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To start the update process, in the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.5.8 Update volume window, double-click the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.5.8 Update application, and then follow the instructions.
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When the installation is complete, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. To verify that the installation finished successfully, see the "Verifying update installation" section. To remove the update installer, drag the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.5.8 Update volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash.
Verifying update installationTo verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, follow these steps:
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In Finder, locate the Application Folder (Microsoft Office 2011).
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Select Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook, and start the application.
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On the application menu, click About <Application_Name> (where <Application_Name> is a placeholder that represents Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook).
If the Latest Installed Update Version number is 14.5.8, the update was successfully installed.
Restart requirementThis update doesn't require you to restart your computer.
Removing the updateThis security update cannot be uninstalled.
More informationIf you have technical questions or problems with downloading or using this update, see Microsoft for Mac Support to learn about the support options that are available to you.
Office 2016 for Mac
Prerequisites
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Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10 or a later version on an Intel processor.
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A valid Microsoft Office 365 subscription.
Installing the updateDownload and install the appropriate language version of the Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac 15.16.0 Update from the Microsoft Download Center. Then, follow these steps:
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Exit any applications that are running. This includes virus-protection applications and all Microsoft Office applications because they could interfere with the installation.
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Open the Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac 15.16.0 Update volume on your desktop. This step might have been performed for you.
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To start the update process, in the Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac 15.16.0 Update volume window, double-click the Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac 15.16.0 Update application, and follow the instructions.
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When the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. To verify that the installation finished successfully, see the "Verifying update installation" section. To remove the update installer, first drag the Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac 15.16.0 Update volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash.
Verifying update installationTo verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, follow these steps:
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In Finder, locate the Application Folder (Microsoft Office 2016).
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Select Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or Outlook, and start the application.
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On the application menu, click About Application_Name (where Application_Name is Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook).
If the Latest Installed Update Version number is 15.16.0, the update was successfully installed.
Restart requirementThis update doesn't require you to restart your computer.
Removing the updateThis security update cannot be uninstalled.
More informationIf you have technical questions or problems with downloading or using this update, see Microsoft for Mac Support to learn about the support options that are available to you.
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