Description of the security update for Word 2010: August 11, 2020

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 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-1503 and Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-1583.

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 4484494 for the 32-bit version of Word 2010
• Download security update 4484494 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: August 11, 2020.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 4484458.

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
word2010-kb4484494-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	9871935CD8D695593A7F230706C086E1F64C0D51	0CADC0DF42BAC04AB19177B7CDA8555E98400D0C2034B6C8AFB0F66680D19509
word2010-kb4484494-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	41C4D6F0864D5E6DF445770CFE2F7C323304EE13	0C5A40CF8FFF6ACF79373F7274131CC683A6D34A030722280DC1957AF56DADD1

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	14-Oct-2015	04:59
winword.exe	winword.exe	14.0.7256.5000	1,432,184	18-Jul-2020	08:38
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	05-Mar-2014	06:06
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7256.5000	5,486,184	18-Jul-2020	08:35
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7256.5000	19,051,640	18-Jul-2020	08:39

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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	14-Oct-2015	05:03
winword.exe	winword.exe	14.0.7256.5000	1,433,192	18-Jul-2020	08:43
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	05-Mar-2014	06:06
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7256.5000	6,843,496	18-Jul-2020	08:35
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7256.5000	24,543,848	18-Jul-2020	08:43

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