MS16-088: Description of the security update for Word 2010: July 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 MS16-088.

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 KB3170008.

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 KB3115317 for the 32-bit version of Word 2010
• Download the security update KB3115317 for the 64-bit version of Word 2010

More Information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB3170008.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update KB3115243.

File hash information

Package Name	Package Hash SHA 1	Package Hash SHA 2
word2010-kb3115317-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	3A975CAB81FB76F43EBF9B7EC9A0E4B270598F0B	F75C0AB3B058C0E47054F9A197285EE1F9877B246E065EB3524EA48CD7C3CAC6
word2010-kb3115317-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	457D72C7039C49270E438CF5FBA15FF0961EFA39	755E032A8BB6A151927AF98EFA54645B2622C3D887A9AFA2EF1C52CED7520060

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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	14.0.7171.5002	1,432,256	05-Jul-2016	06:45
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	05-Mar-2014	06:06
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7171.5002	5,483,200	05-Jul-2016	06:39
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7171.5002	19,381,440	05-Jul-2016	06:46
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	14.0.7171.5002	1,433,280	05-Jul-2016	06:47
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	05-Mar-2014	06:06
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7171.5002	6,839,488	05-Jul-2016	06:43
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7171.5002	24,532,672	05-Jul-2016	06:47

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How to get help and support for this security update

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