Microsoft KB Archive/905649

= Description of the Security Update for Outlook 2002: March 14, 2006 =

Article ID: 905649

Article Last Modified on 3/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Multilingual User Interface Pack

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SUMMARY
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-012. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update for Microsoft Outlook 2002 and includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web site:  Home users:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200603.mspx

 IT professionals:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS06-012.mspx





MORE INFORMATION
A security vulnerability is in Microsoft Office XP that could allow arbitrary code to run when you open a malicious document. This update resolves that vulnerability when Office XP is used with a Multilingual User Interface Pack. To download the Security Update for Office XP Multilingual User Interface Pack, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=589D9ABB-6308-4208-881C-CE58D6972E1F



Issues that the security update fixes
The Security Update for Outlook 2002: March 14, 2006 includes fixes for the issue described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

913163 Description of the Outlook 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: January 18, 2006

Additional query words: 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

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