CVE-2012-0158The (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…
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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
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- Known exploited
- Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022; known ransomware useApply updates per vendor instructions.
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 99.98% (percentile 100)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft office microsoft:office | 2003; 2007; 2007; 2010; 2010 | NVD |
microsoft office_web_components microsoft:office_web_components | 2003 | NVD |
microsoft sql_server_2000 microsoft:sql_server_2000 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft sql_server_2005 microsoft:sql_server_2005 | all versions | NVD |
microsoft sql_server_2008 microsoft:sql_server_2008 | all versions; all versions; r2; r2 | NVD |
microsoft biztalk_server microsoft:biztalk_server | 2002 | NVD |
microsoft commerce_server microsoft:commerce_server | 2002; 2007 | NVD |
microsoft commerce_server_2009 microsoft:commerce_server_2009 | all versions; r2 | NVD |
microsoft visual_basic microsoft:visual_basic | 6.0 | NVD |
microsoft visual_foxpro microsoft:visual_foxpro | 8.0; 9.0 | NVD |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.htmlthird-party-advisory, x-refsource-cert, us-government-resource
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/x-refsource-misc, broken-link
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027vendor-advisory, x-refsource-ms, patch
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462vdb-entry, signature, x-refsource-oval, broken-link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372vdb-entry, x-refsource-xf, third-party-advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0158us-government-resource
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