Microsoft KB Archive/923088

= Description of the security update for Excel 2003: October 10, 2006 =

Article ID: 923088

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Excel 2003

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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-059. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for Microsoft Office Excel 2003. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, depending on whether you are a home user or an IT professional:  Home Users

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200610.mspx

 IT Professionals

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-059.mspx





Issues that the security update fixes
In addition to the issues that are described in the security bulletin, this security update fixes the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

923335 Description of the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: July 27, 2006

923759 Description of the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: August 7, 2006

924437 Description of the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: August 21, 2006

Additional query words: excel2003 excel2k3 excel11 xl2003 xl2k3 xl11 update security_patch security_update security bug flaw vulnerability malicious attacker exploit registry unauthenticated buffer overrun overflow specially-formed scope specially-crafted denial of service DoS

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsecvulnerability kbqfe kbsecurity kbpubtypekc kbexpertisebeginner kboffice2003presp3fix KB923088

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