Microsoft KB Archive/905755

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

Article ID: 905755

Article Last Modified on 3/14/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition

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

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

 IT professionals:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-012.mspx





Issues that the security update fixes
Besides the issues that are described in the security bulletin, the security update for Microsoft Excel 2002 (KB905755) addresses the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:  

840316 Description of the Excel 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: August 20, 2004

 

841366 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 13, 2004

 

843197 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: June 11, 2004

 

867806 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: June 17, 2004

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870751 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: June 24, 2004

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873323 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: July 16, 2004

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885236 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: August 30, 2004

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885844 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: September 20, 2004

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886673 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: September 24, 2004

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888405 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: November 12, 2004

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889184 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: October 31, 2004

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890057 Description of the Excel 2002 Post-Service Pack 3 Hotfix Package: November 19, 2004

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891440 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: December 16, 2004

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892097 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: January 10, 2005

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892395 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: January 15, 2005

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893168 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: January 31, 2005

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894789 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: February 24, 2005

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896996 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: April 5, 2005

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897322 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: April 21, 2005

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899590 Description of the Microsoft Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 20, 2005

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899907 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: May 25, 2005

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900810 Description of the Microsoft Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: June 3, 2005

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901020 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: June 10, 2005

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903038 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: June 28, 2005

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904644 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: July 15, 2005, rereleased September 6, 2005

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904941 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: August 9, 2005, rereleased September 6, 2005

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905207 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: September 6, 2005

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905210 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: August 22, 2005

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908987 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: October 12, 2005

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910323 Description of Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: November 11, 2005

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913374 Description of the Excel 2002 post-Service Pack 3 hotfix package: January 13, 2006

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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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