Microsoft Word, Excel and Office Helper Application Patches

Ten vulnerabilities that are in components or helper applications that ship with Microsoft Office have been patched. All of them have similar attack methods, a user must download and open a file that contains the maliciously crafted code to their computer. This will allow the attacker to gain that users authentication and authorization privileges. The exploit can be found in various Office document types including .doc, .xls and .wps/.wks. Users of office should apply these patches via Microsoft's automatic update application.