CVE-2012-0158
Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 3 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 99.98% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 25 April 2012
- CISA KEV
- Listed 3 November 2021 · due 3 May 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- 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
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 100.0% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0158
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462Broken Link
- http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/Broken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.htmlThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462Broken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0158US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.