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CVE-2012-0158

Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Exploited in the wild

This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2021-11-03. Federal due date: 2022-05-03.

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Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

Impact

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."

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftOffice
Versions 2003, 2007, 2010
MicrosoftOffice Web Components
Version 2003
MicrosoftSql Server 2000
All versions
MicrosoftSql Server 2005
All versions
MicrosoftSql Server 2008
All versions
Version r2
MicrosoftBiztalk Server
Version 2002
MicrosoftCommerce Server
Versions 2002, 2007
MicrosoftCommerce Server 2009
All versions
Version r2
MicrosoftVisual Basic
Version 6.0
MicrosoftVisual Foxpro
Versions 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification

CWE-94

References