September, 2011

The September Public Update release for Office is now live and available for download. This release contains 3 security bulletins and 17 non-security updates.

Security updates were released for:

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-072

These Excel updates address the vulnerabilities by correcting the way that Microsoft Excel manages objects in memory, indexes an array of memory locations,  arses certain records in Excel files, handles a particular type of conditional expression, and conducts bounds checking on array index values. Please see associated KB articles for more information around these updates.

• Security Update for Excel Services for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB2553093), 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Excel 2010 (KB2553070), 32-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Excel 2010 (KB2553070), 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Excel Web Application 2010 (KB2553095)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 System (KB2553089)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 System (KB2553090)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2553091), 32-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2553091), 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2553096), 32-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2553096), 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2003 (KB2553072)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel 2007 (KB2553073)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Excel Viewer (KB2553075)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2553094)
• Security Update for the 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB2553074)

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-073

These Office security updates address the vulnerabilities by correcting the way Microsoft Office loads external libraries and initializes objects. Please see associated KB articles for more information around these updates.

• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2003 (KB2584052)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2007 System (KB2584063)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2584066), 32-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2584066), 64-Bit Edition

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS11-074

These security updates address the vulnerabilities by modifying the way that Microsoft SharePoint validates and sanitizes user input, parses malicious XML and XSL files, and handles script contained inside of specific request parameters. Please see associated KB articles for more information around these updates.

• Security Update for Microsoft 2010 Word Web Application (KB2566450)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Forms Server 2007 (KB2553005), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Groove 2007 (KB2552997)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 (KB2552998)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 (KB2552999)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Groove Server 2010 (KB2508965)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB2345212), 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB2508964), 32-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB2553001), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB2553002), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB2553003), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2494022)
• Security Update for Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 (KB2566449)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2560885)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2560890)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2560890)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2566456)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2566954)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2566958)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 (KB2566960)
• Security Update for Microsoft SharePoint Workspace 2010 (KB2566445), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition
• Security Update for Office SharePoint Foundation 2010 (KB2494001)
• Security Update for Windows SharePoint Services 2.0 (KB2494007)
• Security Update for Windows SharePoint Services 2007 (KB2493987), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition

Non-Security updates were released:

To enhance the controls/engine associated with Office Click-to-Run:

• Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2515417)

To decrease installation failures for updates installed on Office 2010:

• Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2553092), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition

To enhance Office SharePoint Online:

• Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB2566458), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition

To enhance the user experience when mapping an address to a contact in Outlook:

• Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB2583910)

To update the Office File Validation catalogue and to address performance issues when using workbooks stored on network locations:

• Update for Office File Validation 2010 (KB2553065), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition

To facilitate changes to the time-zone data to accommodate daylight savings time:

• Update for Office SharePoint Foundation 2010 (KB2553014)
• Update for Windows SharePoint Services 2007 (KB2553018), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition

To enhance the experience of Office 365 users in conjunction with the Outlook Social Connector:

• Update for Outlook Social Connector 2010 (KB2583935), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition

Outlook Junk Email Filters for supported Office versions were also updated:

• Definition Update for Microsoft Office 2010 (KB982726), 32-Bit Edition and 64-Bit Edition
• Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 Junk Email Filter (KB2553111)
• Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB2553110)

The August 2011 Cumulative Update for SharePoint Foundation (2010, 2007) contains the following Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes:

Russian Time Zones:

• A new time zone has been created for Kaliningrad with display name “(UTC+3:00) Kaliningrad”. This time zone does not support Daylight Saving Time.
• Support for Daylight Saving Time has been discontinued and UTC offsets have been updated for time zones listed in the table below:

It also contains 2011-adjusted DST start and end dates for the following time zones:

• Fiji Standard Time
• Samoa Standard Time

In addition to these changes, the August 2011 CU update rolls up the DST changes that were previously released in the June 2011 CU:

KB2553931 - includes 2011 DST changes for Egypt (DST cancellation), Namibia, Magadan & Israel.

If you'd like to keep track of regular updates in this area, you can get updates and information at the Daylight Saving Time Help and
Support Center.