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CVE-2012-0158

Published: Apr 10, 2012Updated: Apr 22, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-94
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
100.0%
Top 0.0%
CISA KEV
Active Exploitation
Since Nov 3, 2021
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected Products

officemicrosoft
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
office web componentsmicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
sql server 2000microsoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
sql server 2005microsoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
sql server 2008microsoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
and 17 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Added to KEV:Nov 3, 2021
Remediation due:May 3, 2022

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/
opensources.info
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899
securitytracker.com
and 21 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Apr 10, 2012
Added to CISA KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Last Updated
Apr 22, 2026

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