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CVE-2012-0158 Detail

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."


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/ CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462 CVE, Microsoft Corporation Broken Link 
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0158 CISA-ADP US Government Resource 

This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Reference CISA's BOD 22-01 and Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog for further guidance and requirements.

Vulnerability Name Date Added Due Date Required Action
Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 11/03/2021 05/03/2022 Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') cwe source acceptance level NIST   CISA-ADP  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-0158
NVD Published Date:
04/10/2012
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
Microsoft Corporation