MS16-099: Description of the security update for Word 2010: August 9, 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 MS16-099.

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 KB3177451.

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 Update Catalog

To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: 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 KB3115471 for the 32-bit version of Word 2010
• Download the security update KB3115471 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 KB3177451.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update KB3115317.

File hash information

Package Name	Package Hash SHA 1	Package Hash SHA 2
word2010-kb3115471-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	24810846BBE44D74A275DED4BD2D617A99442D3A	D0E108AA85B287B14BA0C29C51D022D721DA44B091898BB7A9BD6E87EFC12F2F
word2010-kb3115471-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	442CF581437C98FC44385B595247CEC41C209F6C	7E711C6AF6999A2499FF61977C350673FBED87A537041C105935ECDA86D8E951

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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	14.0.7172.5000	1,432,256	13-Jul-2016	09:33
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	05-Mar-2014	06:06
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7172.5000	5,483,200	13-Jul-2016	09:32
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7172.5000	19,044,032	13-Jul-2016	09:33
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	14.0.7172.5000	1,433,280	13-Jul-2016	09:39
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	05-Mar-2014	06:06
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7172.5000	6,839,488	13-Jul-2016	09:32
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7172.5000	24,532,672	13-Jul-2016	09:39

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How to get help and support for this security update

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