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."
Published Apr 10, 2012 ·Due May 3, 2022
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 99.98%
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."
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- r2
Configuration 3
- 2002
- 2002
- 2007
- n/a
- r2
Configuration 4
- 6.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Nov 3, 2021
Patch Due
May 3, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 10, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 99.98% (0.99976) | 99.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 99.99% (0.99990) | 99.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 94.32% (0.94319) | 99.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.37% (0.97366) | 99.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97310) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 97.30% (0.97299) | 99.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 97.00% (0.97000) | 99.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 9, 2023 | 97.33% (0.97326) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 97.29% (0.97286) | 99.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 97.32% (0.97317) | 99.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 97.30% (0.97297) | 99.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.31% (0.97314) | 99.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 94.52% (0.94515) | 99.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 25, 2022 | 94.52% (0.94515) | 99.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 16, 2022 | 94.69% (0.94693) | 99.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 90.51% (0.90510) | 99.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 24, 2022 | 90.81% (0.90805) | 99.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 91.27% (0.91265) | 99.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/ x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0158 government-resourceUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://opensources.info/comment-on-the-curious-case-of-a-cve-2012-0158-exploit-by-chris-pierce/ | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52911 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026899 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026900 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026902 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026903 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026904 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026905 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-101A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2012/ms12-027 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74372 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15462 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALBroken Link | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2012-0158 | government-resourceUS Government Resource |
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