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Vulnerability record

CVE-2012-0158

Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HighExploitation confirmedCISA KEV Used by ransomware
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run MSCOMCTL.OCX, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

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."

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

ProductVendorAffected versionsSource
MSCOMCTL.OCXMicrosoft—KEV
OfficeMicrosoft2003; 2007; 2010NVD

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2012-0158 scored CVSS 8.8: Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX, Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched MSCOMCTL.OCX systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2012-0158: Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX, Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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