CVE-2012-1856

HighActively exploited (CISA KEV)

Description

The TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office 2003 SP3, Office 2003 Web Components SP3, Office 2007 SP2 and SP3, Office 2010 SP1, SQL Server 2000 SP4, SQL Server 2005 SP4, SQL Server 2008 SP2, SP3, R2, R2 SP1, and R2 SP2, Commerce Server 2002 SP4, Commerce Server 2007 SP2, Commerce Server 2009 Gold and R2, Host Integration Server 2004 SP1, Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1, Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2, and Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) document or (2) web page that triggers system-state corruption, aka "MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability."

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
ProductMicrosoft Office
PublishedAug 15, 2012
First seenAug 15, 2012
Added to KEVMar 3, 2022

How to fix

CISA required action

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CISA due date: Mar 24, 2022

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
microsoft commerce_server2002, 2007, 2009—
microsoft host_integration_server2004—
microsoft office2003, 2007, 2010—
microsoft office_web_components2003—
microsoft sql_server2000, 2005, 2008—
microsoft visual_basic6.0—
microsoft visual_foxpro8.0, 9.0—

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