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Word 2002 Security Patch: KB830346

Brief Description
Word 2002 Security Patch: KB830346 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Word.

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File Name:Officexp-kb830346-client-enu.exe
Version:1
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:KB830346
Date Published:11/11/2003
Language:English
Download Size:1.5 MB - 6.5 MB*
Estimated Download Time: 10 min 56K
*Download size depends on selected download components.

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Overview

Microsoft recommends that you use the Office Update site to determine if your computer requires this update before installing it.

Word 2002 Security Patch: KB830346 offers the highest levels of stability and security available for Microsoft Word. This update addresses a flaw when opening a document containing certain data values (the names of macros in the document) in Microsoft Word. This flaw could allow arbitrary code to run when Word tries to open a document containing maliciously crafted values. This update resolves this vulnerability so that files containing these values are handled appropriately.

For more information on this update, see the Microsoft Knowledge Base article (830346) Overview of the Word 2002 Security Patch: KB830346.

A full-file administrative update for use by IT Administrators is available on the Microsoft Office Resource Kit Web site.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP

  • This update applies to the following Office application:

    • Word 2002


To install this update, you must have the following:

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Instructions

  1. Download the file by clicking the Download button (above) and saving the file to your hard disk.

  2. Double-click the Officexp-kb830346-client-enu.exe program file on your hard disk to start the setup program.

  3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

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