CVE-2012-0158
microsoft office, microsoft office web components, microsoft sql server 2000
Published 10 Apr 2012 · updated 16 Jun 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 3 Nov 2021, with a remediation deadline of 3 May 2022 for US federal agencies. It has been used in ransomware campaigns.
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."
References
- opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/ · Broken Link
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html · Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027 · Patch, Vendor Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372 · Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462 · Broken Link
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0158 · US Government Resource