Description of the security update for Word 2010: March 10, 2020

Summary

This security update resolves a remote code execution vulnerability that exists in Microsoft Word software if the program does not correctly handle objects in memory. To learn more about the vulnerability, see Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-0892.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2010. It doesn’t apply to the Office 2010 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student (see What version of Office am I using?).

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 standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

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

• Download security update 4484240 for the 32-bit version of Word 2010
• Download security update 4484240 for the 64-bit version of Word 2010

More information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see security update deployment information: March 10, 2020.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 4475601.

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
word2010-kb4484240-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	55B8A6B8B249003999A87E3282B923D9CAE25762	D4A139E9808C2388189CC37D2F715E74E38B5FC1EB814663BE80E903F67A288B
word2010-kb4484240-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	1BD21B2ED880D7B71415C801066DD98B38F9553E	CF80B207EBD2BAB90910CDDCCE358F0DE420E889C8547E6B7606B8B6A369DD2E

File informationThe English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

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For all supported x86-based versions of Word 2010

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
msword.olb	msword.olb	14.0.7162.5000	902,304	11-Sep-2018	08:03
winword.exe	winword.exe	14.0.7246.5000	1,432,168	21-Feb-2020	12:48
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	11-Sep-2018	06:21
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7246.5000	5,485,368	21-Feb-2020	12:45
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7246.5000	19,050,608	21-Feb-2020	12:48

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For all supported x64-based versions of Word 2010

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
msword.olb	msword.olb	14.0.7162.5000	902,304	11-Sep-2018	08:03
winword.exe	winword.exe	14.0.7246.5000	1,433,192	21-Feb-2020	12:46
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	11-Sep-2018	06:21
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7246.5000	6,841,440	21-Feb-2020	12:46
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7246.5000	24,541,288	21-Feb-2020	12:46

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