Microsoft Office 2008 Mac Update 12.3.6

Microsoft Office 2008 Mac Update 12.3.6

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Security Bulletin

Vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac Could Allow Information Disclosure (2813682)

Published: March 12, 2013 | Updated: March 15, 2013

Version: 1.1

General Information

Executive Summary

This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user opens a specially crafted email message.

This security update is rated Important for Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and Microsoft Office for Mac 2011. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that Microsoft Office for Mac does not download content from external sources without user consent. For more information about the vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information.

Recommendation. Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update at the earliest opportunity.

See also the section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance, later in this bulletin.

Knowledge Base Article

Knowledge Base Article2813682
File informationNone
SHA1/SHA2 hashesYes
Known issuesNone

Affected and Non-Affected Software

The following software have been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

Affected Software

SoftwareMaximum Security ImpactAggregate Severity RatingUpdates Replaced
Microsoft Office for Mac
[Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=d7aef20a-922b-4495-b473-1afa4a7ac514) (2817449)Information DisclosureImportant2764048 in [MS12-076](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=260964)
[Microsoft Office for Mac 2011](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=4960674b-1cb4-499a-999e-7aa4d4c49e5e) (2817452)Information DisclosureImportant2764047 in [MS12-076](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=260964)
Update FAQ----------

I am using an older release of the software discussed in this security bulletin. What should I do?
The affected software listed in this bulletin have been tested to determine which releases are affected. Other releases are past their support life cycle. For more information about the product lifecycle, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle website.

It should be a priority for customers who have older releases of the software to migrate to supported releases to prevent potential exposure to vulnerabilities. To determine the support lifecycle for your software release, see Select a Product for Lifecycle Information. For more information about service packs for these software releases, see Service Pack Lifecycle Support Policy.

Customers who require custom support for older software must contact their Microsoft account team representative, their Technical Account Manager, or the appropriate Microsoft partner representative for custom support options. Customers without an Alliance, Premier, or Authorized Contract can contact their local Microsoft sales office. For contact information, see the Microsoft Worldwide Information website, select the country in the Contact Information list, and then click Go to see a list of telephone numbers. When you call, ask to speak with the local Premier Support sales manager. For more information, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy FAQ.

Vulnerability Information

Severity Ratings and Vulnerability Identifiers

The following severity ratings assume the potential maximum impact of the vulnerability. For information regarding the likelihood, within 30 days of this security bulletin's release, of the exploitability of the vulnerability in relation to its severity rating and security impact, please see the Exploitability Index in the March bulletin summary. For more information, see Microsoft Exploitability Index.

Vulnerability Severity Rating and Maximum Security Impact by Affected Software
Affected SoftwareUnintended Content Loading Vulnerability - CVE- 2013-0095Aggregate Severity Rating
Microsoft Office for Mac
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac**Important**Information Disclosure**Important**
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011**Important** Information Disclosure**Important**

Unintended Content Loading Vulnerability - CVE- 2013-0095

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Entourage for Mac and Microsoft Outlook for Mac load specific content tags in an HTML5 email message.

To view this vulnerability as a standard entry in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures list, see CVE-2013-0095.

Mitigating Factors

Microsoft has not identified any mitigating factors for this vulnerability.

Workarounds

Microsoft has not identified any workarounds for this vulnerability.

FAQ

What is the scope of the vulnerability?
This is an information disclosure vulnerability.

What causes the vulnerability?
The vulnerability is caused when a user previews or opens a specially crafted HTML email message and Microsoft Outlook for Mac or Microsoft Entourage for Mac allows content from a remote server to be loaded without user interaction.

What might an attacker use the vulnerability to do?
An attacker could identify that a specially crafted email message they sent was rendered in an HTML mail viewer. This could allow the attacker to confirm that the targeted email account is valid and that the specially crafted email has been read.

How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could send a user a specially crafted HTML email message that contains HTML5 content tags. The vulnerability could be exploited when the user previews or opens the email message.

What systems are primarily at risk from the vulnerability?
Systems that are running an affected version of Microsoft Outlook for Mac or Microsoft Entourage for Mac, and that have a WebKit browser installed, are primarily at risk.

What is WebKit?
WebKit is an open source layout engine that is used by other browsers, such as Apple Safari, to render webpages.

What does the update do?
The update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that Microsoft Outlook for Mac and Microsoft Entourage for Mac do not download content from external sources without user consent.

When this security bulletin was issued, had this vulnerability been publicly disclosed?
No. Microsoft received information about this vulnerability through coordinated vulnerability disclosure.

When this security bulletin was issued, had Microsoft received any reports that this vulnerability was being exploited?
No. Microsoft had not received any information to indicate that this vulnerability had been publicly used to attack customers when this security bulletin was originally issued.

Update Information

Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance

For customers of Microsoft Office for Mac, Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac can help keep your Microsoft software up to date. For more information about using Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac, see Check for software updates automatically.

Security Update Deployment

Affected Software

For information about the specific security update for your affected software, click the appropriate link:

Office 2008 for Mac

Prerequisites

  • Mac OS X version 10.4.9 or later version on an Intel, PowerPC G5, or PowerPC G4 (500 MHz or faster) processor
  • Mac OS X user accounts must have administrator privileges to install this security update

Installing the Update

Download and install the appropriate language version of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.3.6 Update from the Microsoft Download Center.

  1. Quit any applications that are running, including virus-protection applications, all Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft Messenger for Mac, and Office Notifications, because they might interfere with installation.
  2. Open the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac12.3.6Update volume on your desktop. This step might have been performed for you.
  3. To start the update process, in the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac12.3.6Update volume window, double-click the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.3.6 Update application, and follow the instructions on the screen.
  4. If the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. To verify that the installation finished successfully, see the following 'Verifying Update Installation' heading. To remove the update installer, first drag the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac12.3.6Update volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash.

Verifying Update Installation

To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, follow these steps:

  1. In the Finder, navigate to the Application Folder (Microsoft Office 2008: Office).
  2. Select the file, Microsoft Component Plugin.
  3. On the File menu, click Get Info or Show Info.

If the Version number is 12.3.6, the update has been successfully installed.

Restart Requirement

This update does not require you to restart your computer.

Removing the Update

This security update cannot be uninstalled.

Additional Information

If you have technical questions or problems downloading or using this update, see Microsoft for Mac Support to learn about the support options that are available to you.

Office for Mac 2011

Prerequisites

  • Mac OS X version 10.5.8 or later version on an Intel processor
  • Mac OS X user accounts must have administrator privileges to install this security update

Installing the Update

Download and install the appropriate language version of the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.3.2 Update from the Microsoft Download Center.

  1. Quit any applications that are running, including virus-protection applications and all Microsoft Office applications, because they might interfere with installation.
  2. Open the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.3.2Update volume on your desktop. This step might have been performed for you.
  3. To start the update process, in the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.3.2Update volume window, double-click the Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.3.2 Update application, and follow the instructions on the screen.
  4. When the installation finishes successfully, you can remove the update installer from your hard disk. To verify that the installation finished successfully, see the following 'Verifying Update Installation' heading. To remove the update installer, first drag the Microsoft Office for Mac 201114.3.2Update volume to the Trash, and then drag the file that you downloaded to the Trash.

Verifying Update Installation

To verify that a security update is installed on an affected system, follow these steps:

  1. In the Finder, navigate to the Application Folder (Microsoft Office 2011).
  2. Select Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook and launch the application.
  3. On the Application menu, click AboutApplication_Name (where Application_Name is Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Outlook).

If the Latest Installed Update Version number is 14.3.2, the update has been successfully installed.

Restart Requirement

This update does not require you to restart your computer.

Removing the Update

This security update cannot be uninstalled.

Additional Information

If you have technical questions or problems downloading or using this update, see Microsoft for Mac Support to learn about the support options that are available to you.

Other Information

Acknowledgments

Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:

  • Nick Semenkovich for reporting the Unintended Content Loading Vulnerability (CVE- 2013-0095)

Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP)

To improve security protections for customers, Microsoft provides vulnerability information to major security software providers in advance of each monthly security update release. Security software providers can then use this vulnerability information to provide updated protections to customers via their security software or devices, such as antivirus, network-based intrusion detection systems, or host-based intrusion prevention systems. To determine whether active protections are available from security software providers, please go to the active protections websites provided by program partners, listed in Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) Partners.

Support

Microsoft Office Update For Mac

How to obtain help and support for this security update

  • Help installing updates: Support for Microsoft Update
  • Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support
  • Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center
  • Local support according to your country: International Support

Disclaimer

The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.

Revisions

  • V1.0 (March 12, 2013): Bulletin published.
  • V1.1 (March 15, 2013): Corrected bulletin title and clarified affected version names in the vulnerability details and vulnerability FAQs.

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Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Entourage on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Developer(s)Microsoft
Initial releaseJanuary 15, 2008; 12 years ago
Stable release
Operating systemMac OS X 10.4.9 or later
TypeOffice suite
License
Websitewww.microsoft.com/mac/products/Office2008/default.mspx
System requirements[2]
CPUPowerPC G4 or G5
(500 MHz or faster)
or any Intel processor
Operating systemMac OS X10.4.9 or later
RAM512 MB
Free hard disk space1.5 GB
Optical driveDVD-ROM (for local installation)
NotesUnofficially runs on PowerPC G3 Macs (like the iMac G3 in Bondi Blue) and with less RAM

Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac is a version of the Microsoft Officeproductivity suite for Mac OS X. It supersedes Office 2004 for Mac (which did not have Intel native code) and is the Mac OS X equivalent of Office 2007. Office 2008 was developed by Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit and released on January 15, 2008. Office 2008 was followed by Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 released on October 26, 2010, requiring a Mac with an Intel processor and Mac OS version 10.5 or better. Office 2008 is also the last version to feature Entourage, which was replaced by Outlook in Office 2011. Microsoft stopped supporting Office 2008 on April 9, 2013.

Release[edit]

Office 2008 was originally slated for release in the second half of 2007; however, it was delayed until January 2008, purportedly to allow time to fix lingering bugs.[3] Office 2008 is the only version of Office for Mac supplied as a Universal Binary.

Unlike Office 2007 for Windows, Office 2008 was not offered as a public beta before its scheduled release date.[4]

Features[edit]

Microsoft Office 2008 Updates Download

Office 2008 for Mac includes the same core programs currently included with Office 2004 for Mac: Entourage, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.

Microsoft Office 2008 Mac Update 12.3.6

Mac-only features included are a publishing layout view, which offers functionality similar to Microsoft Publisher for Windows, a 'Ledger Sheet mode' in Excel to ease financial tasks, and a 'My Day' application offering a quick way to view the day's events.[5]

Office 2008 supports the new Office Open XML format, and defaults to saving all files in this format. On February 21, 2008 Geoff Price revealed that the format conversion update for Office 2004 would be delayed until June 2008 in order to provide the first update to Office 2008.[6]

Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications is not supported in this version.[7] As a result, such Excel add-ins dependent on VBA, such as Solver, have not been bundled in the current release.[8] In June 2008, Microsoft announced that it is exploring the idea of bringing some of the functionality of Solver back to Excel.[9] In late August 2008, Microsoft announced that a new Solver for Excel 2008 was available as a free download from Frontline Systems, original developers of the Excel Solver.[10][11] However, Excel 2008 also lacks other functionality, such as Pivot Chart functionality, which has long been a feature in the Windows version. In May 2008, Microsoft announced that VBA will be making a return in the next version of Microsoft Office for Mac.[12]AppleScript and the Open Scripting Architecture will still be supported.

Limitations[edit]

Error message in Microsoft Excel showing features that are not supported

Microsoft Office Mac Update 2011

Office 2008 for Mac lacks feature parity with the Windows version. The lack of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) support in Excel makes it impossible to use macros programmed in VBA. Microsoft's response is that adding VBA support in Xcode would have resulted in an additional two years added to the development cycle of Office 2008.[13] Other unsupported features include: OMML equations generated in Word 2007 for Windows,[14] Office 'Ribbon', Mini Toolbar, Live Preview, and an extensive list of features are unsupported such as equivalent SharePoint integration with the Windows version. Some features are missing on Excel 2008 for Mac, including: data filters (Data Bars, Top 10, Color-based, Icon-based), structured references, Excel tables, Table styles, a sort feature allowing more than three columns at once and more than one filter on a sort.

Benchmarks suggest that the original release of Office 2008 runs slower on Macs with PowerPC processors, and does not provide a significant speed bump for Macs with Intel processors.[15]

A using a program to remove application support files in unwanted languages), and which do not affect Office's operations, but which cause the updaters' installers to believe that the application is not valid for update. A small modification to the installer has been found an effective work-around (see reference).[18]

Another widespread problem reported after SP1 is that Office files will no longer open in Office applications when opened (double-clicked) from the Mac OS X Finder or launched from other applications such as an email attachment. The trigger for this problem is that Microsoft in SP1 unilaterally and without warning deprecated certain older Mac OS 'Type' codes such as 'WDBN' that some files may have, either because they are simply very old, or because some applications assign the older Type code when saving them to the disk. Users have seen the problem affect even relatively new Type codes, however, such as 'W6BN'. Microsoft is apparently looking into the problem, but it is unclear if they will reinstate the older Type codes, citing security concerns.[19]

Another problem with cross-platform compatibility is that images inserted into any Office application by using either cut and paste or drag and drop result in a file that does not display the inserted graphic when viewed on a Windows machine. Instead, the Windows user is told 'QuickTime and a TIFF (LZW) decompressor are needed to see this picture'. A user presented one solution as far back as December 2004.[20]

A further example of the lack of feature parity is the track changes function. Whereas users of Word 2003 or 2007 for Windows are able to choose freely between showing their changes in-line or as balloons in the right-hand margin,[21][22] choosing the former option in Word 2004 or Word 2008 for Mac OS also turns off all comment balloons; comments in this case are visible only in the Reviewing Pane or as popup boxes (i.e. upon mouseover).[23] This issue has not been resolved to date and is present in the latest version of Word for the Mac, namely Word 2011.[24]

The toolbox found in Office 2008 also has problems when the OS X feature Spaces is used: switching from one Space to another will cause elements of the Toolbox to get trapped on one Space until the Toolbox is closed and reopened. The only remedy for this problem is to currently disable Spaces, or at least refrain from using it whilst working in Office 2008.[25] Microsoft has acknowledged this problem and states that it is an architectural problem with the implementation of Spaces. Apple has been informed of the problem, according to Microsoft.[26] The problem appears to be caused by the fact that the Toolbox is Carbon-based.[citation needed] Using Microsoft Office with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard solves some of the problems.[26]

In addition, there is no support for right to left and bidirectional languages (such as Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, etc.) in Office 2008,[27][28] making it impossible to read or edit a right to left document in Word 2008 or PowerPoint 2008. Languages such as Thai are similarly not supported, although installing fonts can sometimes allow documents written in these languages to be displayed.

Moreover, Office 2008 proofing tools support only a limited number of languages (Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, and Swiss German).[29] Proofing tools for other languages failed to find their way to the installation pack, and are not offered by Microsoft commercially in the form of separately sold language packs. At the same time, Office applications are not integrated with the proofing tools native to Mac OS X 10.6 Leopard.

Microsoft Visio is not available for OS X. This means that any embedded Visio diagrams in other Office documents (e.g. Word) cannot be edited in Office on the Mac. Embedded Visio diagrams appear as a low-quality bitmap both in the WYSIWYG editor and upon printing the document on the Mac.

Editions[edit]

Comparison of different editions of Office 2008 for Mac
Applications and servicesHome & StudentStandardBusiness EditionSpecial Media Edition
WordYesYesYesYes
PowerPointYesYesYesYes
ExcelYesYesYesYes
EntourageYesYesYesYes
Exchange Server supportNoYesYesYes
Automator ActionsNoYesYesYes
Office Live and SharePoint supportNoNoYesNo
Expression MediaNoNoNoYes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^'Microsoft Support Lifecycle - Office 2008'. Microsoft. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  2. ^'Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Specs'. CNET. January 15, 2008. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. ^'It's Coming: Mac BU Announces Intent to Deliver Office 2008 for Mac'. Microsoft. January 9, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
  4. ^'Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac delayed until January 2008'. TUAW. August 2, 2007.
  5. ^'Microsoft starts testing Office 2008 for Mac'. Cnet. April 2, 2007. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.
  6. ^'MS Office Mac Discussion Board'. January 15, 2008.
  7. ^'Saying goodbye to Visual Basic'. August 8, 2006.
  8. ^'MS Office Mac Discussion Board'. January 15, 2008.
  9. ^'Excel 2008 and Solver'. June 26, 2008.
  10. ^'Solver For Excel 2008 Is Available'. August 29, 2008.
  11. ^'Solver is Back for Microsoft Excel 2008 on Macintosh'. August 29, 2008.
  12. ^'Microsoft Office Update, and Visual Basic for Applications to Return - Mac Rumors'. May 13, 2008.
  13. ^'MS Mactopia Blog'. March 13, 2008.
  14. ^Known issues in Word 2008 – Equations saved from Word 2007 for Windows do not appear in Word 2008 for Mac
  15. ^'MS Mactopia Blog'. March 13, 2008.
  16. ^'CambridgeSoft Website'.
  17. ^New installer for 12.0.1 (The Entourage Help Blog)
  18. ^MacFixit article: More Fixes for Problems InstallingArchived January 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^http://www.microsoft.com/mac/help.mspx?target=0b9aa757-50ab-443b-8b0e-3a50ece1d5451033&clr=99-4-0
  20. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on June 26, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 9, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^'IT training – IT training – IT Services – Administrative and academic support divisions – Services and divisions – Staff and students – Home'. Ittraining.lse.ac.uk. May 7, 2010. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2010.
  23. ^[1][dead link]
  24. ^http://officeformac.com/ms/ProductForums/Word/11634/0
  25. ^Bugs & Fixes: Office 2008 and Leopard’s Spaces don’t mix, Macworld, December 8, 2008
  26. ^ abOffice 2008 for Mac and Mac OS X Spaces, Microsoft
  27. ^Help and How-To for Microsoft for Mac Office Products | Mactopia
  28. ^Higgaion » It’s official: no RTL support in Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
  29. ^Proofing tools that are available for each language

External links[edit]

  • MacBU interview: Office 2008 Exchange Server support[permanent dead link]
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