Software Update: Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.4

Microsoft has released an update for Office 2008 for Mac OS X with version number 12.2.4. The update is available in eleven different languages ​​and is approximately 221MB in size. Version 12.2.4 includes a number of changes for Excel that should improve stability and performance. In addition, a serious leak has been fixed which made it possible to overwrite the contents of the memory. Below is the full list of changes that this update brings:

Improvements for all 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 this security bulletin.

Improvements for Microsoft Excel 2008 for Mac

Stability has been 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 has 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.

The following downloads are available:
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.4 – English
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.2.4 – English