MS17-014: Description of the security update for Word 2016: March 14, 2017

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 MS17-014.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Word 2016 installed on the computer.

For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 4013241.

Improvements and fixes

This security update contains improvements and fixes for the following nonsecurity issues:

• Improve the memory consumption for Microsoft Word 2016.
• Modern attachments do not appear correctly in recipients’ mailboxes.
• If a document has certain OpenType fonts, the print preview and the printout of the document are different.
• You can’t perform mail merge with a header file by using Office Open XML documents.
• Plain text content control does not preserve the font in VBA if the Windows language isn’t English.
• Ruby text is expanded and it appears multiple times in meeting items in Microsoft Outlook 2016.
• When you put the pointer on a hyperlink, a bubble that contains the actual link is displayed. However, it disappears in a short time, so it’s difficult for you to read the link.
• It takes a long time when you repaginate a document that has a StyleRef field in Word 2016.
• When you print a document that has markup in balloons in Word 2016, Word may crash.
• When you delete inline shapes and add a comment in Word 2016, Word may crash.
• When you open a document that contains text written from right to left (for example, Hebrew or Arabic text) and optional hyphens, Word 2016 may crash in some rare cases.
• When you print a finalized document that has date and time fields inserted in Word 2016, the date and time is not displayed.
• When you reply or forward an email message in Outlook 2016, the spelling checker still checks the previous messages even if the Ignore original message text in reply or forwardoption is enabled.
• Character borders aren’t displayed in Word 2016 for characters positioned to the left of the line’s origination point (for example, in cases of negative indent).
• When you change the position of a picture font to Raised or Lowered in Word 2016, you experience unexpected scroll up and down.
• Top and bottom paragraph borders for text inside a table may not be displayed at some zoom levels in Word 2016.

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 Windows Update: FAQ.

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 KB3178674 for the 32-bit version of Word 2016
• Download the security update KB3178674 for the 64-bit version of Word 2016

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More Information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 4013241.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 3128057.

File hash information

Package Name	Package Hash SHA 1	Package Hash SHA 2
word2016-kb3178674-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	EC9B48508C3F787233020C711DC2EDC95B473D52	42B01FDE4D3EF14B70D3ADD3A9DE4E65481378B080E07F85393275675A584228
word2016-kb3178674-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	BE8D838839F3C9160880888BDEE08F416CC77D2A	6DC66CC8CD792892FD8AA964CE49EA8BC590AA1BC8329E66B22EA8402601AFA7

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 2016| File identifier| File name| File version| File size| Date| Time
—|—|—|—|—|—
wwintl.dll_1025| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 821432| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1026| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 818872| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1029| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 874680| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1030| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 805568| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1031| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 885944| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1032| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 876216| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_3082| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 845496| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1061| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 769208| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1036| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 881848| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1081| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 863416| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1050| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 828608| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1038| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 884408| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1057| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 776888| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1040| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 836280| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1041| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 788152| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1087| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 878776| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1042| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 781496| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1062| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 822456| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1086| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 780984| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1044| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 794816| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1043| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 834232| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1045| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 850104| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1046| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 851640| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_2070| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 859320| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1048| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 894144| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1049| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 807616| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1060| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 819392| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_2074| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 815808| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_9242| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 815808| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1053| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 801464| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1054| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 822968| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1055| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 879808| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1058| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 818360| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1066| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 911040| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_2052| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 694968| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
wwintl.dll_1028| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4471.1000| 703672| 23-Feb-17| 07:08
pdfreflow.exe| pdfreflow.exe| 16.0.4507.1000| 10302168| 23-Feb-17| 07:50
wwintl.dll_1033| wwintl.dll| 16.0.4465.1000| 698560| 23-Feb-17| 07:49
winword.exe| winword.exe| 16.0.4510.1000| 1936064| 23-Feb-17| 07:50
wrd12cnv.dll| wordcnv.dll| 16.0.4510.1000| 9159872| 23-Feb-17| 07:50
wwlib.dll| wwlib.dll| 16.0.4510.1000| 29569728| 23-Feb-17| 07:50

For all supported x64-based versions of Word 2016File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1025	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	942272	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1025	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	942272	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1026	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	897728	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1026	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	897728	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1029	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	953536	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1029	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	953536	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1030	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	884408	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1030	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	884408	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1031	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	964792	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1031	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	964792	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1032	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	955064	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1032	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	955064	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_3082	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	924352	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_3082	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	924352	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1061	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	848056	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1061	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	848056	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1035	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	895160	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1035	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	895160	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1036	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	960704	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1036	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	960704	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1037	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	881344	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1037	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	881344	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1081	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	942272	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1081	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	942272	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1050	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	907456	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1050	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	907456	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1038	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	963264	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1038	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	963264	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1057	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	856248	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1057	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	856248	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1040	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	915136	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1040	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	915136	24-Feb-17	05:04
wac.word.wwintl.dll_1041	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	867008
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1041	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	867008	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1041	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	867008	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1087	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	957624	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1087	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	957624	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1042	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	860352	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1042	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	860352	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1063	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	914112	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1063	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	914112	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1062	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	901312	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1062	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	901312	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1086	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	859832	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1086	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	859832	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1044	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	873664	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1044	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	873664	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1043	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	913080	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1043	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	913080	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1045	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	929472	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1045	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	929472	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1046	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	930496	24-Feb-17	05:04
wwintl.dll_1046	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	930496	24-Feb-17	05:04
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_2070	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	938168	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_2070	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	938168	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1048	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	973504	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1048	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	973504	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1049	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	886456	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1049	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	886456	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1051	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	968376	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1051	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	968376	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1060	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	898240	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1060	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	898240	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_2074	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	894656	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_2074	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	894656	24-Feb-17	05:05
wac.word.wwintl.dll_9242	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	894648
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_9242	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	894648	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_9242	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	894648	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1053	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	880312	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1053	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	880312	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1054	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	902336	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1054	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	902336	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1055	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	958656	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1055	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	958656	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1058	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	897216	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1058	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	897216	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1066	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	989888	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1066	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	989888	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_2052	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	774336	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_2052	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	774336	24-Feb-17	05:05
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1028	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	783040	24-Feb-17	05:05
wwintl.dll_1028	wwintl.dll	16.0.4510.1001	783040	24-Feb-17	05:05
pdfreflow.exe	pdfreflow.exe	16.0.4507.1000	15915736	23-Feb-17	07:56
wac.word.wwintl.dll_1033	wwintl.dll	16.0.4465.1000	777920
wdsrv.conversion.word.wwintl.dll_1033	wwintl.dll	16.0.4465.1000	777920
wwintl.dll_1033	wwintl.dll	16.0.4465.1000	777920	23-Feb-17	07:52
winword.exe	winword.exe	16.0.4510.1000	1939136	23-Feb-17	07:56
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	16.0.4510.1000	11861184	23-Feb-17	07:56
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	16.0.4510.1000	37180088	23-Feb-17	07:56

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