The security update for Microsoft Office for Mac improves security. It includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. In addition, this update contains several improvements to enhance stability and performance.

The Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.4 Update includes the following improvements.

Improvements for all Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac applications

  • Helps improve security.
    This update fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2008 that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. For more information, see the security bulletin that is listed earlier in this document.

Improvements for Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac

  • Stability is improved.
    This update fixes an issue that could cause Excel to close unexpectedly in the following scenarios:
    - Corrupted fonts are present.
    - You insert a row or value into a calculated column.
    - You drag the scroll bar when Excel is displaying trendlines.
  • Performance is improved.
    This update fixes an issue that causes slow performance with certain printer drivers in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
  • Imported content from a text file is formatted correctly.
    This update fixes an issue in which multiple line values in a single cell appear in separate rows when you save the contents as a text file and then open the file in Excel.

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