Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2012-0158
The (1) ListView, (2) ListView2, (3) TreeView, and (4) TreeView2 ActiveX controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in the Common Controls in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 and SP3, and 2010 Gold and SP1; Office 2003 Web Components SP3; SQL Server 2000 SP4, 2005 SP4, and 2008 SP2, SP3, and R2; BizTalk Server 2002 SP1; Commerce Server 2002 SP4, 2007 SP2, and 2009 Gold and R2; Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1 and 9.0 SP2; and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (a) web site, (b) Office document, or (c) .rtf file that triggers "system state" corruption, as exploited in the wild in April 2012, aka "MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability."
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
CVSS Base Score
8.8
HIGH
Exploitability:2.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:99.97%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-94 ↗CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | office | 2003, 2007, 2010 |
| microsoft | office_web_components | 2003 |
| microsoft | sql_server_2000 | all |
| microsoft | sql_server_2005 | all |
| microsoft | sql_server_2008 | r2 |
| microsoft | biztalk_server | 2002 |
| microsoft | commerce_server | 2002, 2007 |
| microsoft | commerce_server_2009 | r2 |
| microsoft | visual_basic | 6.0 |
| microsoft | visual_foxpro | 8.0, 9.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Microsoft Corporation · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2011-12-13T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2012-04-10T21:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2012-04-10 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-22T00:05:47 |
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