CVE-2012-0158

Summary

CVECVE-2012-0158
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-04-10 21:55:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-12 22:02:00 UTC
DescriptionThe (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."

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.943190000 probability, percentile 0.999510000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2021-11-03; due 2022-05-03; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-94

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductMSCOMCTL.OCX
NameMicrosoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0158

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Biztalk Server 2002 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Biztalk Server 2002 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 All All All
Application Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 r2 All All
Application Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 All All All
Application Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 r2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 All x86 All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp1 x86 All
Application Microsoft Office 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2007 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 All x86 All
Application Microsoft Office 2010 sp1 x86 All
Application Microsoft Office Web Components 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Office Web Components 2003 sp3 All All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2000 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2000 sp4 analysis_services All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 express_advanced_services All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp3 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp3 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp3 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2000 sp4 All All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2000 sp4 analysis_services All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 express_advanced_services All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2005 sp4 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp2 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp3 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp3 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 sp3 x86 All
Application Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 All runtime_extended_files All
Application Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 All runtime_extended_files All
Application Microsoft Visual Foxpro 8.0 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Visual Foxpro 9.0 sp2 All All
Application Microsoft Visual Foxpro 8.0 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Visual Foxpro 9.0 sp2 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Microsoft Visual Basic Windows Common Controls (MSCOMCTL.OCX) Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Commerce Server Windows Common Controls (MSCOMCTL.OCX) Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft SQL Server Windows Common Controls (MSCOMCTL.OCX) Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Windows Common Controls ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Comment on The curious case of a CVE-2012-0158 exploit by Chris Pierce | OSINT MISC opensources.info
Microsoft Office Windows Common Controls (MSCOMCTL.OCX) Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Visual FoxPro Windows Common Controls (MSCOMCTL.OCX) Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-027 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
Microsoft BizTalk Server Windows Common Controls (MSCOMCTL.OCX) Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
US-CERT Alert TA12-101A -- Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities CERT www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev
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