CVE-2012-0158NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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."

Severity Level

HIGH(8.8)

Published Date

Apr 10, 2012

Last Modified

Apr 22, 2026

Exploitation Status

ACTIVE

EPSS Score (30-Day)

94.31%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-94: Code Injection ↗

The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended syntax or behavior.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.8 (HIGH)

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Web Components
Microsoft Sql Server 2000
Microsoft Sql Server 2005
Microsoft Sql Server 2008
Microsoft Biztalk Server
Microsoft Commerce Server
Microsoft Commerce Server 2009
Microsoft Visual Basic
Microsoft Visual Foxpro

Patched Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

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