MS16-107: Description of the security update for Excel 2010: September 13, 2016

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 MS16-107.

Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.

For a complete list of affected versions of Microsoft Office software, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB3185852.

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 the “Turn on automatic updating in Control Panel” section of this Safety & Security Center article.

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 KB3118316 for the 32-bit version of Excel 2010
• Download the security update KB3118316 for the 64-bit version of Excel 2010

More Information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article KB3185852.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 3115322.

File hash information

Package name	Package hash SHA 1	Package hash SHA 2
excel2010-kb3118316-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	D1104E1CADB109A75B650880D22D90340D78C8FB	22A7D02D8C34C8AA546112DC42B0FBCE51ACE7BCA945E3D1E1C3F08BC327A517
excel2010-kb3118316-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	DAE738817F73DD28E378073361522E16612B0B06	E993B1B060DE7714F3EF164FE49254ACAB2CD56E29EB0894D43222631F57C47D

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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 Excel 2010File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
excel.exe	excel.exe	14.0.7173.5000	20,412,096	18-Aug-2016	01:32
excel.man	excel.exe.manifest		1,194	05-Nov-2009	11:00
xl12cnv.exe	excelcnv.exe	14.0.7173.5000	17,849,024	16-Aug-2016	12:17
xlcall32.dll	xlcall32.dll	14.0.7162.5000	10,432	13-Oct-2015	06:52
xlicons.exe	xlicons.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,480,360	05-Mar-2014	06:06
For all supported x64-based versions of Excel 2010File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
—	—	—	—	—	—
excel.exe	excel.exe	14.0.7173.5000	27,667,136	18-Aug-2016	01:35
excel.man	excel.exe.manifest		1,196	05-Nov-2009	11:23
xl12cnv.exe	excelcnv.exe	14.0.7173.5000	25,061,056	17-Aug-2016	12:08
xlcall32.dll	xlcall32.dll	14.0.7162.5000	10,944	13-Oct-2015	07:00
xlicons.exe	xlicons.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,480,360	05-Mar-2014	06:06

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How to get help and support for this security update

Help for installing updates:
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