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   Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.2.3

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Offering a number of improvements and fixes, [1]Microsoft Office for
   Mac 2011 14.2.3 more importantly resolves a [2]security vulnerability
   with folder permissions in certain Office for Mac 2011 14.2 versions,
   which could enable an attacker to run a malicious executable and take
   control of your Mac. Apart from the beefed-up security, the release
   also improves stability in Excel when dragging to move a PivotTable row
   or column, improves Full Screen View integration with Word, and fixes
   an issue with some SkyDrive folders displaying as zero-byte files. The
   update also addresses several IMAP issues in Outlook, resolving a
   problem where some configurations repeatedly displayed 'Cannot create
   mailbox' errors, fixing duplication of email messages when connecting
   to Gmail using IMAP, and adding a setting to control the polling
   interval used with IMAP servers to avoid intermittent 'Too many
   simultaneous connections' errors. (Free update downloaded through
   Microsoft Web site or through Microsoft AutoUpdate, 110 MB, [3]release
   notes)

References

   1. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30214
   2. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/ms12-051
   3. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721015

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