MS06-054: Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher could allow remote code execution (910729)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office Publisher 2003
  • Microsoft Publisher 2002
  • Microsoft Publisher 2000

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-054. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, depending on whether you are a home user or an IT professional.

Known issues

Known issues that may occur after the security update is installed

After the update for Microsoft Office Publisher 2003, Microsoft Publisher 2002, or Microsoft Publisher 2000 is installed, users can no longer open Microsoft Publisher 2.0 files. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

924685 Error message when you try to open a Publisher 2.0 publication in Publisher 2003, Publisher 2002, or Publisher 2000: "Publisher cannot open this file"

REFERENCES

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

894540 Description of the security update for Publisher 2000: September 12, 2006


894541 Description of the security update for Publisher 2002: September 12, 2006


894542 Description of the security update for Publisher 2003: September 12, 2006


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:9/12/2006
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