CVE-2012-1856

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1856
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-15 01:55:00 UTC
Updated2018-11-07 11:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, Office 2003 Web Components SP3, Office 2007 SP2 and SP3, Office 2010 SP1, SQL Server 2000 SP4, SQL Server 2005 SP4, SQL Server 2008 SP2, SP3, R2, R2 SP1, and R2 SP2, Commerce Server 2002 SP4, Commerce Server 2007 SP2, Commerce Server 2009 Gold and R2, Host Integration Server 2004 SP1, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1, Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) document or (2) web page that triggers system-state corruption, aka "MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability."

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.915520000 probability, percentile 0.996690000 (date 2026-04-02)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-03-03; due 2022-03-24; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-94

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorMicrosoft
ProductOffice
NameMicrosoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1856

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 Host Integration Server 2004 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 sp1 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 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 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 r2_sp1 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp1 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp1 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp2 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp2 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 r2_sp1 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp1 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp1 x86 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp2 itanium All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp2 x64 All
Application Microsoft Sql Server 2008 r2_sp2 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
Microsoft Windows Common Controls ActiveX Control CVE-2012-1856 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-060 - Critical | Microsoft Docs MS docs.microsoft.com
US-CERT Alert TA12-227A - 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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