Security Bulletin

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-033 - Critical

Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (886836)

Published: October 12, 2004

Version: 1.0

Issued: October 12, 2004
Version: 1.0

Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Code Remote Execution

Who should read this document: Customers who use Microsoft Excel 2000, Microsoft Excel 2002, Microsoft Excel 2001 for Mac, or Microsoft Excel v. X for Mac

Impact of Vulnerability:  Remote Code Execution

Maximum Severity Rating: Critical

Recommendation: Customers should apply the update immediately.

Security Update Replacement: MS03-050

Caveats: None

Tested Software and Security Update Download Locations:

Affected Software:

Non-Affected Software:

  • Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
  • Microsoft Office Excel 2003
  • Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac

The software in this list has been tested to determine if the versions are affected. Other versions either no longer include security update support or may not be affected. To determine the support lifecycle for your product and version, visit the following Microsoft Support Lifecycle Web site.

General Information

Executive Summary

Executive Summary:

This update resolves a newly-discovered, privately reported vulnerability. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel. The vulnerability is documented in the Vulnerability Details section of this bulletin.

If a user is logged on with administrative privileges, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system, including installing programs; viewing, changing, or deleting data; or creating new accounts with full privileges. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer privileges on the system would be at less risk than users who operate with administrative privileges.

Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers:

Vulnerability Identifiers Impact of Vulnerability Office 2000 SP3 and Excel 2000 Office XP SP2 and Excel 2002 Office 2001 for Mac and Excel 2001 for Mac Office v. X for Mac and Excel v. X for Mac
Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0846 Remote Code Execution Critical Critical Important Important

This assessment is based on the types of systems that are affected by the vulnerability, their typical deployment patterns, and the effect that exploiting the vulnerability would have on them.

What updates does this release replace?
This security update replaces several prior security bulletins. The security bulletin IDs and operating systems that are affected are listed in the following table.

Bulletin ID Office 2000 SP3 and Excel 2000 Office XP SP2 and Excel 2002 Office 2001 for Mac and Excel 2001 for Mac Office v. X for Mac and Excel v. X for Mac
MS03-050 Replaced Replaced Not Applicable Not Applicable

Can I use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) to determine if this update is required? MBSA does report on software supported by the Office Inventory Tool for local computer scans. For detailed information about how MBSA detects Office updates, visit the following Web site. MBSA cannot use the Office Detection Tool to scan remote systems; it will only use this tool to scan a system locally for required security updates. For more information about MBSA, visit the MBSA Web site.

Can I use Systems Management Server (SMS) to determine if this update is required?
Yes. SMS can help detect and deploy this security update. For information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site.

Vulnerability Details

Excel Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0846:

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Excel. If a user is logged on with administrative privileges, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of the affected system.

Mitigating Factors for Excel Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0846

  • In a Web-based attack scenario, an attacker would have to host a Web site that contains a Web page that is used to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit a malicious Web site. Instead, an attacker would have to persuade them to visit the Web site, typically by getting them to click a link that takes them to the attacker's site. At this point a user could be exploited.
  • An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same privileges as the user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer privileges on the system would be at less risk than users who operate with administrative privileges.
  • The vulnerability can not be exploited automatically through e-mail. For an attack to be successful through e-mail, a user must open an attachment that is sent in an e-mail message.
  • Excel 2001 for Mac users and Excel v. X for Mac users are prompted to download an Excel file before they open it. Therefore, a user may not be exploited by an attacker upon an initial visit to a web site.
  • Office XP Service Pack 3 is not affected by this vulnerability.
  • Office 2003 and Office 2003 Service Pack 1 are not affected by this vulnerability.
  • Excel 2004 for Mac is not affected by this vulnerability.

Workarounds for Excel Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0846

None.

FAQ for Excel Vulnerability - CAN-2004-0846:

What is the scope of the vulnerability?
This is a remote code execution vulnerability. If a user is logged on with administrative privileges, an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system, including installing programs; viewing, changing, or deleting data; or creating new accounts with full privileges. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer privileges on the system would be at less risk than users who operate with administrative privileges.

How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
An attacker could host a malicious Excel file on a web site and persuade a user to click a link to the file. The file could then be executed allowing the attacker to execute code of their choice. An attacker could also attempt to exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted file in email.

What systems are primarily at risk from the vulnerability?
Workstations and terminal servers are primarily at risk. Servers are only at risk if users who do not have sufficient administrative credentials are given the ability to log on to servers and to run programs. However, best practices strongly discourage allowing this.

Are all versions of Office and Excel affected by this vulnerability?
No. Office XP Service Pack 3, Office 2003 and Excel 2003, Office 2003 Service Pack 1, and Excel 2004 for Mac are not affected.

When this security bulletin was issued, had this vulnerability been publicly disclosed?
No. Microsoft received information about this vulnerability through responsible disclosure.

What does the update do?
The patch removes the vulnerability by making sure that Excel correctly validates parameters when it opens an Excel file.

Security Update Information

Installation Platforms and Prerequisites:

For information about the specific security update for your platform, click the appropriate link:

Office XP and Excel 2002

Prerequisites and Additional Update Details

Important Before you install this update, make sure that the following requirements have been met:

For additional information about how to determine the version of Office XP on your computer, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 291331.

Inclusion in Future Service Packs:

The fix for this issue is in Office XP Service Pack 3

Restart Requirement

No restart is required.

Removal Information

After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To revert to an installation before the update was installed, you must remove the software, and then install it again from the original CD-ROM.

Automated Client Installation Information

Office Update Web Site

We recommend that you install the Office XP client updates by using the Office Update Web site. The Office Update Web site detects your particular installation and prompts you to install exactly what you must have to make sure that your installation is completely up to date.

To have the Office Update Web site detect the required updates that you must install on your computer, visit the Office Update Web site, and then click Check for Updates. After detection is complete, the site displays a list of recommended updates for your approval. Click Start Installation to complete the process.

Manual Client Installation Information

For detailed information about how to manually install this update please review the following section.

Installation Information

The security update supports the following setup switches:

/Q Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted.

/Q:U Specifies user-quiet mode, which presents some dialog boxes to the user.

/Q:A Specifies administrator-quiet mode, which does not present any dialog boxes to the user.

/T: <full path> Specifies the target folder for extracting files.

/C Extracts the files without installing them. If /T: path is not specified, you are prompted for a target folder.

/C: <Cmd> Override Install Command defined by author. Specifies the path and name of the setup .inf or .exe file.

/R:N Never restarts the computer after installation.

/R:I Prompts the user to restart the computer if a restart is required, except when used with /Q:A.

/R:A Always restarts the computer after installation.

/R:S Restarts the computer after installation without prompting the user.

/N:V No version checking - Install the program over any previous version.

Note These switches do not necessarily work with all updates. If a switch is not available that functionality is necessary for the correct installation of the update. Also, the use of the /N:V switch is unsupported and may result in an unbootable system. If the installation is unsuccessful, you should consult your support professional to understand why it failed to install.

For additional information about the supported setup switches, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 197147.

Client Deployment Information

  1. Download the client version of this security update.
  2. Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.
  3. Click Save.
  4. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder that contains the saved file, and then double-click the saved file.
  5. If you are prompted to install the update, click Yes.
  6. Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.
  7. Insert your original source CD-ROM if you are prompted to do so, and then click OK.
  8. When you receive a message that indicates the installation was successful, click OK.

Note If the security update is already installed on your computer, you receive the following error message: This update has already been applied or is included in an update that has already been applied.

Client Installation File Information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Office XP SP2 and Excel 2002:

Date Time Version Size File name
----------------------------------------------------------
05-May-2004 04:47 10.00.6713.0000 9,190,080 Excel.exe

Verifying Update Installation

  • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

    To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, you may be able to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool. This tool allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates and for common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Web site.

  • File Version Verification

    Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

    1. Click Start, and then click Search.

    2. In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion.

    3. In the All or part of the file name box, type a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Search.

    4. In the list of files, right-click a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Properties.

      Note Depending on the version of the operating system or programs installed, some of the files that are listed in the file information table may not be installed.

    5. On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your computer by comparing it to the version that is documented in the appropriate file information table.

    Note Attributes other than file version may change during installation. Comparing other file attributes to the information in the file information table is not a supported method of verifying the update installation. Also, in certain cases, files may be renamed during installation. If the file or version information is not present, use one of the other available methods to verify update installation.

Administrative Installation Information

If you installed your application from a server location, the server administrator must update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your computer.

Installation Information

The following setup switches are relevant to administrative installations as they allow an administrator to customize the manner in which the files are extracted from within the security update:

/? Displays the command line options

/Q Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted.

/T: <full path> Specifies the target folder for extracting files.

/C Extracts the files without installing them. If /T: path is not specified, you are prompted for a target folder.

/C: <Cmd> Override Install Command defined by author. Specifies the path and name of the Setup .inf or .exe file.

For additional information about the supported setup switches, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 197147.

Administrative Deployment Information

To update your administrative installation, please perform the following procedure:

  • Download the administrative version of this security update.

  • Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.

  • Click Save.

  • Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder that contains the saved file and run the following command line to extract the .msp file:

    [path\name of EXE file] /c /t:C:\AdminUpdate

    Note  Double-clicking the .exe file does not extract the .msp file; it applies the update to the local computer. In order to update an administrative image, you must first extract the .msp file.

  • Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.

  • Click Yes if you are prompted to create the folder.

  • If you are familiar with the procedure for updating your administrative installation, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box:

    msiexec /a Admin Path\MSI File /p C:\adminUpdate\MSP File SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE

    Where Admin Path is the path of your administrative installation point for your application (for example, C:\OfficeXP), MSI File is the .msi database package for the application (for example, Data1.msi), and MSP File is the name of the administrative update (for example, SHAREDff.msp).

    Note You can append /qb+ to the command line so that the Administrative Installation dialog box and the End User License Agreement dialog box do not appear.

  • Click Next in the provided dialog box. Do not change your CD Key, installation location, or company name in the provided dialog box.

  • Click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Install.

At this point, your administrative installation point is updated. Next, you must update the workstations that were originally installed from this administrative installation. To do this, please review the Workstation Deployment section. Any new installations that you run from this administrative installation point will include the update.

Warning Any workstation that was originally installed from this administrative installation before you installed the update cannot use this administrative installation for actions like repairing Office or adding new features until you complete the steps in the Workstation Deployment section for this workstation.

Workstation Deployment Information

To deploy the update to the client workstations, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box:

msiexec /i Admin Path\MSI File /qb REINSTALL=Feature List REINSTALLMODE=vomu

Where Admin Path is the path of your administrative installation point for your application (for example, C:\OfficeXP), MSI File is the .msi database package for the application (for example, Data1.msi), and Feature List is the list of feature names (case sensitive) that must be reinstalled for the update. To install all features, you can use REINSTALL=ALL.

Note Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization on the Office Admin Update Center. On the home page of that site, look in the Update Strategies section for the software version you are updating. The Windows Installer Documentation also provides additional information about the parameters supported by the Windows Installer.

Administrative Installation File Information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Office XP Service Pack 2 and Excel 2002:

Date Time Version Size File name
----------------------------------------------------------
05-May-2004 04:47 10.00.6713.0000 9,190,080 Excel.exe

Verifying Update Installation

  • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

    To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, you may be able to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool. This tool allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates and for common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Web site.

  • File Version Verification

    Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

    1. Click Start, and then click Search.

    2. In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion.

    3. In the All or part of the file name box, type a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Search.

    4. In the list of files, right-click a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Properties.

      Note Depending on the version of the operating system or programs installed, some of the files that are listed in the file information table may not be installed.

    5. On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your computer by comparing it to the version that is documented in the appropriate file information table.

    Note Attributes other than file version may change during installation. Comparing other file attributes to the information in the file information table is not a supported method of verifying the update installation. Also, in certain cases, files may be renamed during installation. If the file or version information is not present, use one of the other available methods to verify update installation.

Office 2000 and Excel 2000

Prerequisites and Additional Update Details

Important Before you install this update, make sure that the following requirements have been met:

For additional information about how to determine the version of Office 2000 on your computer, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 255275.

Restart Requirement

No restart is required.

Removal Information

After you install the update, you cannot remove it. To revert to an installation before the update was installed, you must remove the software, and then install it again from the original CD-ROM.

Automated Client Installation Information

Office Update Web Site

Microsoft recommends that you install the Office 2000 client updates by using the Office Update Web site. The Office Update Web site detects your particular installation and prompts you to install exactly what you must have to make sure that your installation is completely up-to-date.

To have the Office Update Web site detect the required updates that you must install on your computer, visit the Office Update Web site, and then click Check for Updates. After detection is complete, the site displays a list of recommended updates for your approval. Click Start Installation to complete the process.

Manual Client Installation Information

For detailed information about how to manually install this update, please review the following section.

Installation Information

The security update supports the following setup switches:

/Q Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted.

/Q:U Specifies user-quiet mode, which presents some dialog boxes to the user.

/Q:A Specifies administrator-quiet mode, which does not present any dialog boxes to the user.

/T: <full path> Specifies the target folder for extracting files.

/C Extracts the files without installing them. If /T: path is not specified, you are prompted for a target folder.

/C: <Cmd> Override Install Command defined by author. Specifies the path and name of the setup .inf or .exe file.

/R:N Never restarts the computer after installation.

/R:I Prompts the user to restart the computer if a restart is required, except when used with /Q:A.

/R:A Always restarts the computer after installation.

/R:S Restarts the computer after installation without prompting the user.

/N:V No version checking - Install the program over any previous version.

Note These switches do not necessarily work with all updates. If a switch is not available that functionality is necessary for the correct installation of the update. Also, the use of the /N:V switch is unsupported and may result in an unbootable system. If the installation is unsuccessful, you should consult your support professional to understand why it failed to install.

For additional information about the supported setup switches, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 197147.

Client Deployment Information

  1. Download the client version of this security update.
  2. Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.
  3. Click Save.
  4. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder that contains the saved file, and then double-click the saved file.
  5. If you are prompted to install the update, click Yes.
  6. Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.
  7. Insert your original source CD-ROM if you are prompted to do so, and then click OK.
  8. When you receive a message that indicates the installation was successful, click OK.

Note If the security update is already installed on your computer, you receive the following error message: This update has already been applied or is included in an update that has already been applied.

Client Installation File Information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Office 2000 and Excel 2000:

Date Time Version Size File name
--------------------------------------------------------
09-Aug-2004 19:09 9.00.00.8924 7168045 Excel.exe

Verifying Update Installation

  • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

    To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, you may be able to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool. This tool allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates and for common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Web site.

  • File Version Verification

    Note Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

    1. Click Start, and then click Search.

    2. In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion.

    3. In the All or part of the file name box, type a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Search.

    4. In the list of files, right-click a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Properties.

      Note Depending on the version of the operating system or programs installed, some of the files that are listed in the file information table may not be installed.

    5. On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your computer by comparing it to the version that is documented in the appropriate file information table.

    Note Attributes other than file version may change during installation. Comparing other file attributes to the information in the file information table is not a supported method of verifying the update installation. Also, in certain cases, files may be renamed during installation. If the file or version information is not present, use one of the other available methods to verify update installation.

Administrative Installation Information

If you installed your application from a server location, the server administrator must update the server location with the administrative update and deploy that update to your computer.

Installation Information

The following setup switches are relevant to administrative installations as they allow an administrator to customize the manner in which the files are extracted from within the security update:

/? Displays the command line options

/Q Specifies quiet mode, or suppresses prompts, when files are being extracted.

/T: <full path> Specifies the target folder for extracting files.

/C Extracts the files without installing them. If /T: path is not specified, you are prompted for a target folder.

/C: <Cmd> Override Install Command defined by author. Specifies the path and name of the Setup .inf or .exe file.

For additional information about the supported setup switches, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 197147.

Administrative Deployment Information

To update your administrative installation please perform the following procedure:

  1. Download the administrative version of this security update.
  2. Click Save this program to disk, and then click OK.
  3. Click Save.
  4. Using Windows Explorer, locate the folder that contains the saved file and run the following command line to extract the .msp file:

[path\name of EXE file] /c /t:C:\AdminUpdate

Note  Double-clicking the .exe file does not extract the .msp file; it applies the update to the local computer. In order to update an administrative image, you must first extract the .msp file.

  1. Click Yes to accept the License Agreement.
  2. Click Yes if you are prompted to create the folder.
  3. If you are familiar with the procedure for updating your administrative installation, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box:

msiexec /a Admin Path\MSI File /p C:\adminUpdate\MSP File SHORTFILENAMES=TRUE

Where Admin Path is the path of your administrative installation point for your application (for example, C:\Office2000), MSI File is the .msi database package for the application (for example, Data1.msi), and MSP File is the name of the administrative update (for example, SHAREDff.msp).

Note You can append /qb+ to the command line so that the Administrative Installation dialog box and the End User License Agreement dialog box do not appear.

  1. Click Next in the provided dialog box. Do not change your CD Key, installation location, or company name in the provided dialog box.
  2. Click I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and then click Install.

At this point, your administrative installation point is updated. Next, you must update the workstations that were originally installed from this administrative installation. To do this, please review the Workstation Deployment section. Any new installations that you run from this administrative installation point will include the update.

Warning Any workstation that was originally installed from this administrative installation before you installed the update cannot use this administrative installation for actions like repairing Office or adding new features until you complete the steps in the Workstation Deployment section for this workstation.

Workstation Deployment Information

To deploy the update to the client workstations, click Start, and then click Run. Type the following command in the Open box:

msiexec /i Admin Path\MSI File /qb REINSTALL=Feature List REINSTALLMODE=vomu

where Admin Path is the path of your administrative installation point for your application (for example, C:\Office2000), MSI File is the ,msi database package for the application (for example, Data1.msi), and Feature List is the list of feature names (case sensitive) that must be reinstalled for the update. To install all features, you can use REINSTALL=ALL.

Note  Administrators working in managed environments can find complete resources for deploying Office updates in an organization on the Office Admin Update Center. On the home page of that site, look in the Update Strategies section for the software version you are updating. The Windows Installer Documentation also provides additional information about the parameters supported by the Windows Installer.

Administrative Installation File Information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

Office 2000 and Excel 2000:

Date Time Version Size File name
----------------------------------------------------------
09-Aug-2004 19:09 9.00.00.8924 7168045 Excel.exe

Verifying Update Installation

  • Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

    To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, you may be able to use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool. This tool allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates and for common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Web site.

  • File Version Verification

    Note  Because there are several versions of Microsoft Windows, the following steps may be different on your computer. If they are, see your product documentation to complete these steps.

    • Click Start, and then click Search.

    • In the Search Results pane, click All files and folders under Search Companion.

    • In the All or part of the file name box, type a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Search.

    • In the list of files, right-click a file name from the appropriate file information table, and then click Properties.

      Note Depending on the version of the operating system or programs installed, some of the files that are listed in the file information table may not be installed.

    • On the Version tab, determine the version of the file that is installed on your computer by comparing it to the version that is documented in the appropriate file information table.

    Note Attributes other than file version may change during installation. Comparing other file attributes to the information in the file information table is not a supported method of verifying the update installation. Also, in certain cases, files may be renamed during installation. If the file or version information is not present, use one of the other available methods to verify update installation.

Excel v. X for Mac

Prerequisites

This security update requires Excel v. X for Mac Versions 10.0 through 10.1.5 to be installed..

Installation Information

Restart Requirement

This update does not require you to restart your computer.

Removal Information

This update cannot be uninstalled.

Verifying Update Installation

To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, please perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Application Binary (Applications/Microsoft Office X/Microsoft Excel).
  2. Click on the application
  3. Select File then Get Info

If the Version number reads 10.1.6, the update has been successfully installed.

Excel 2001 for Mac

Prerequisites

This security update requires Excel 2001 for Mac Versions 9.0.0 through 9.0.4 to be installed.

Installation Information

Restart Requirement

This update does not require you to restart your computer.

Removal Information

This update cannot be uninstalled.

Verifying Update Installation

To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, please perform the following steps:

  1. Navigate to the Application Binary (:Microsoft Office 2001:Microsoft Excel).
  2. Click on the application
  3. Select File then Get Info

If the Version number reads 9.0.5, the update has been successfully installed.

Other Information

Acknowledgments

Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:

Obtaining Other Security Updates:

Updates for other security issues are available from the following locations:

Support:

  • Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates.
  • International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site.

Security Resources:

Software Update Services:

By using Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS), administrators can quickly and reliably deploy the latest critical updates and security updates to Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003-based servers, and to desktop systems that are running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.

For more information about how to deploy this security update with Software Update Services, visit the Software Update Services Web site.

Systems Management Server:

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) delivers a highly-configurable enterprise solution for managing updates. By using SMS, administrators can identify Windows-based systems that require security updates and to perform controlled deployment of these updates throughout the enterprise with minimal disruption to end users. For more information about how administrators can use SMS 2003 to deploy security updates, visit SMS 2003 Security Patch Management Web site. SMS 2.0 users can also use Software Updates Service Feature Pack to help deploy security updates. For information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site.

Note SMS uses the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and the Microsoft Office Detection Tool to provide broad support for security bulletin update detection and deployment. Some software updates may not be detected by these tools. Administrators can use the inventory capabilities of the SMS in these cases to target updates to specific systems. For more information about this procedure, visit the following Web site. Some security updates require administrative rights following a restart of the system. Administrators can use the Elevated Rights Deployment Tool (available in the SMS 2003 Administration Feature Pack and in the SMS 2.0 Administration Feature Pack) to install these updates.

Disclaimer:

The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

Revisions:

  • V1.0 (October 12, 2004): Bulletin published

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