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Update Rollup 21 for Exchange 2007 Service Pack 3 is now available for direct download. Note that mainstream support for Exchange 2007 has already ended.

This is a security update and resolves a vulnerability that could allow an Elevation of Privilege in Oracle products installed on a Microsoft Exchange Server which are a part of Outlook Web App (OWA).

View: Description of Update Rollup 21 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
View: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-108
Download: Update Rollup 21 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB3184711)

A Security Update has been released for Outlook 2016. In addition to resolving the vulnerability, it also contains 17 documented improvements and fixes.

Most notable fixes are;

• Resolves the vulnerabilities mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-107 which could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file.
• Recipients on email sent programmatically in Outlook aren’t added to the user’s nickname cache. This can now be controlled via the EnableNicknameWithOM Registry value.
• You can’t open public folders in Outlook 2016. This issue commonly affects Office 365 subscribers.
• When you select the Preview file button for a PDF file of an email message in Outlook 2016, the PDF file can’t be previewed.
• You can now specify the default editor format for calendar items via the CalendarEditorPreference Registry value.

View: Download information for KB3118293

Note: This update can be installed via Microsoft Update or the Update Now button when you are using Office 365 and updates Outlook to version 16.0.4432.1001 (msi-based installation) or 16.0.7167.2058 (Office 365 based installation).

A Security Update has been released for Outlook 2013. In addition to resolving the vulnerability, it also contains 7 documented improvements and fixes.

Most notable fixes are;

• Resolves the vulnerabilities mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-107 which could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file.
• When you forward IRM email messages, the content is attached as an .msg attachment instead of being inserted into the message body in the new email message.
• When you use a meeting request in Outlook 2013, Outlook crashes randomly.

View: Download information for KB3118280

Note: This update can be installed via Microsoft Update or the Update Now button when you are using Office 365 and updates Outlook to version 15.0.4859.1000.

A Security Update has been released for Outlook 2010. It resolves the vulnerabilities mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-107 which could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file.

View: Download information for KB3118313

Note: This update can be installed via Microsoft Update and updates Outlook to version 14.0.7172.5000.

A Security Update has been released for Outlook 2007. It resolves the vulnerabilities mentioned in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-107 which could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file.

View: Download information for KB3118303

Note: This update can be installed via Microsoft Update and updates Outlook to version 12.0.6753.5000.

On November 1, 2016, Microsoft will stop with supplying new updates to the Junk E-mail Filter (also known as SmartScreen) for Outlook and Exchange.

The Safe and Blocked Senders lists and the International Filter will continue to function as before but the Junk E-mail filter itself will become less effective as definitions will age. Eventually, Microsoft will remove the filter entirely from future Outlook and Exchange versions.

For most scenarios, this might actually sound more dramatic than it actually is; You might already be using a superior Junk E-mail Filtering solution without realizing it.

Continue reading: No more Junk E-mail Filter updates for Outlook and Exchange