Microsoft KB Archive/831527

= MS03-050: Vulnerability in Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel could allow arbitrary code to run =

Article ID: 831527

Article Last Modified on 2/5/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 98 Standard Edition

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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS03-050. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security patch, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-050.mspx

For more information about these security patches, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

830350 Description of the Excel 2002 security patch: November 11, 2003

830349 Description of the Excel 2000 security patch: November 11, 2003

830356 Overview of the Excel 97 security patch: November 11, 2003

830346 Description of the Word 2002 security patch: November 11, 2003

830347 Overview of the Word 2000 security patch: November 11, 2003

830357 Overview of the Word 98 security patch: November 11, 2003

830354 Overview of the Word 97 security patch: November 11, 2003

Microsoft Office XP
The Microsoft Excel 2002 and Microsoft Word 2002 Security Patches are included in Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3. For additional information about how to obtain the latest service pack for Office XP, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

307841How to obtain the latest Office XP Service Pack

Additional query words: security_patch security_update update security bug context flaw vulnerability malicious attacker exploit registry unauthenticated specially-formed scope specially-crafted affected

Keywords: kbsecurity kbsecvulnerability kbsecbulletin kboffice2000presp4fix kbqfe kbofficexppresp3fix kbfix kbbug KB831527

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