8.8High KEV Used in ransomware

CVE-2012-0158Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

microsoft office; microsoft office web components; microsoft sql server 2000; microsoft sql server 2005 Published: 2012-04-11 00:00 (14 years ago)

Known exploited — Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 03.11.2021. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 03.05.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0158

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."

Weakness (CWE): CWE-94

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

Vendor	Product	Versions
microsoft	biztalk server	2002
microsoft	commerce server	2002
microsoft	commerce server 2009	r2
microsoft	office	2003
microsoft	office web components	2003
microsoft	sql server 2000	—
microsoft	sql server 2005	—
microsoft	sql server 2008	r2
microsoft	visual basic	6.0
microsoft	visual foxpro	8.0

References and patches

1026902 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
1026899 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
TA12-101A third-party-advisoryThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
1026904 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
1026903 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
1026905 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/ Broken Link
MS12-027 vendor-advisoryPatchVendor Advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15462 vdb-entrysignatureBroken Link
52911 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ms-activex-control-code-execution(74372) vdb-entryThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
1026900 vdb-entryBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0158 US Government Resource

CPE matches (NVD) (20)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2005:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2008:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2008:r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:biztalk_server:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:commerce_server:2002:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:commerce_server:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:commerce_server_2009:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:commerce_server_2009:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS score

8.8High

Source: CISA-ADP · CVSS 3.1

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

All scores (4)

CISA-ADP	CVSS 3.1	8.8High
nvd	CVSS 3.1	8.8High
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	CVSS 3.1	8.8High
nvd	CVSS 2.0	9.3High

EPSS (chance of exploitation in 30 days)

99.98%

higher than 100% of all CVEs

CISA assessment (SSVC)

Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Timeline

ID reserved2011-12-13
Published2012-04-11 00:00
Reached IP-DB2026-10-24 23:35
Added to KEV2021-11-03
Last updated2026-06-17 02:36

Assigned by (CNA): microsoft
NVD status: Analyzed

View at source: CVE.org · NVD

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