MS16-042: Description of the security update for Word 2010: April 12, 2016

Summary

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-042.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.

For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3148775.

How to get and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see the “Turn on automatic updating in Control Panel” section of this Safety & Security Center article.

Method 2: Microsoft Download Center

You can get the stand-alone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

• Download the security update KB3114993 for the 32-bit version of Word 2010
• Download the security update KB3114993 for the 64-bit version of Word 2010

More Information

Known issues in this security update

• After you install this security update, you may receive an error message that resembles the following when you try to start an Office application:

The Windows installer service could not be accessed.

To resolve this problem, do one of the following:

* Option 1 On systems that have update [3139923](<http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3139923>) installed, make sure that update [3072630](<http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3072630>) is also installed.
* Option 2 Uninstall update [3139923](<http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3139923>).

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 3148775.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update KB3114878.

File hash information

Package Name	Package Hash SHA 1	Package Hash SHA 2
word2010-kb3114993-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	52689B1CFD41A748CAF0EC14238D9DA91841A15B	51C4E383C59D78A8F0B4EC26F736707BF41A9784603FD987D92123D45D579CAB
word2010-kb3114993-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	B015ADE1BF3ABC6977FA46C148C4BB7FA2DAE5FA	E33F163051255BDCDEC4ABEA8661C417FEADFBED04D91C043183B930D4DCF906

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File information

The English version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

For all supported x86-based versions of Word 2010File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
msword.olb	msword.olb	14.0.7162.5000	902,304	14-Oct-2015	04:59
winword.exe	winword.exe	14.0.7168.5000	1,432,256	17-Mar-2016	11:45
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	05-Mar-2014	06:06
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7168.5000	5,483,192	17-Mar-2016	11:44
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7168.5000	19,303,616	17-Mar-2016	11:45
For all supported x64-based versions of Word 2010File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
—	—	—	—	—	—
msword.olb	msword.olb	14.0.7162.5000	902,304	14-Oct-2015	05:03
winword.exe	winword.exe	14.0.7168.5000	1,433,272	17-Mar-2016	11:46
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	05-Mar-2014	06:06
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7168.5000	6,838,976	17-Mar-2016	11:45
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7168.5000	24,532,152	17-Mar-2016	11:47

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How to get help and support for this security update

Help for installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update

Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support

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Local support according to your country: International Support