CVE-2012-0158: Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Known.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
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."
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: MSCOMCTL.OCX
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierc… (opens in new tab)
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027 (opens in new tab)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372 (opens in new tab)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462 (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911 (opens in new tab)
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- www.securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
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- www.securitytracker.com/id (opens in new tab)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)