Security Update for MS Outlook 2003 (KB924085) – ‘resolves the issue of remote code execution in MS Outlook 2003’
Security has very simple definition and that is resistance to any harm or danger but applying it is bit hard. Also while working with applications like MS Outlook where the application is connected to the external networks as well, the security level need to be very high otherwise any vulnerability may cause. One of such vulnerability has been noticed in MS Outlook 2003 and that it while parsing a file or process a malformed VEVENT can execute causing exploitation of MS Outlook.
So, in order to resolve this vulnerability you need to update your MS Outlook 2003 with MS Outlook 2003 Security Update (KB924085) which will avoid the execution of such unwanted code in your MS Outlook 2003. This update solves the number of issues of MS Outlook 2003 (to know more about the issues, refer to the knowledge base link provided below) and to download this security update, just visit the following Microsoft Download Center\'s link – ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9E4DD8AE-2564-4176-AC2E-E3760058CB56&displaylang=en ).
To install the Security Updates for MS Outlook 2003 (KB924085) you need to follow certain steps. The steps are as follow –
- Download the.exe files by clicking the ‘Download\' button at the top of the page and save the file in your hard drive.
- “ office2003-KB924085-FullFile-ENU.exe ” – Download this if you are using original MS Outlook 2003 product.
- Quit any running program (recommended).
- In Windows explorer, double click the .exe file saved in the hard drive and follow the instructions on the screen.
To run this update there are some pre-requisites or requirements for the system which you need to fulfill. They are –
- Operating System – Windows 2000 SP-3, Server 2003 & XP.
- Update applies to MS Outlook 2003 only.
- To install the update you must have MS Office 2003 SP-2 installed in your system.
For more information about the update visit – ( http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=924085 )
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