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CVE-2012-0158

HIGH CVSS 3.1: 8.8 EPSS 94.3% ACTIVE EXPLOIT
Updated Oct 22, 2025
Microsoft

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Due Date: May 03, 2022

Parameter Value
CVSS 8.8 (HIGH)
Type CWE-94 (Code Injection)
Vendor Microsoft
Public PoC Yes

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."

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
Required
User action required

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products 20

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Microsoft Office
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Office
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Office
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2007:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Office
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Microsoft Office
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Microsoft Office_Web_Components
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_components:2003:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Sql_Server_2000
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Sql_Server_2005
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2005:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Sql_Server_2008
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Sql_Server_2008
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2008:-:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Sql_Server_2008
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2008:r2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Sql_Server_2008
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sql_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Biztalk_Server
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:biztalk_server:2002:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Commerce_Server
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:commerce_server:2002:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Commerce_Server
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:commerce_server:2007:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Commerce_Server_2009
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:commerce_server_2009:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Commerce_Server_2009
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:commerce_server_2009:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Visual_Basic
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_basic:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Visual_Foxpro
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Visual_Foxpro
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:visual_foxpro:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*