microsoft office 2008 for mac service pack 1 12.1.0

Customers who have not enabled automatic updating need to check for updates from Microsoft Update and install this update manually. Customers who have automatic updating enabled and configured to check online for updates from Microsoft Update typically will not need to take any action because this security update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Recommendation. Customers can configure automatic updating to check online for updates from Microsoft Update by using the Microsoft Update service. For more information about the vulnerabilities, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information. The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting the way that Microsoft Excel validates data when opening specially crafted Excel files. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Microsoft Excel 2003, Microsoft Excel 2007, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Excel 2010, Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac, and Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 it is also rated Important for supported versions of Microsoft Excel Viewer and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the logged-on user. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file.

This security update resolves one publicly disclosed and five privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office.

Version: 1.1 General Information Executive Summary

Security Bulletin Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-030 - Important Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2663830)

Microsoft office 2008 for mac service pack 1 12.1.0