Is CVE-2012-0158 actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0158 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-10-22.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0158?

CVE-2012-0158 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2012-0158?

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2012-0158?

20 products: microsoft office, microsoft office, microsoft office, microsoft office, microsoft office, and 15 more.

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 Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-94 · Code Injection CWE-94 · Code Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MICROSOFT
Published: 4/10/2012
Last Modified: 10/22/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

microsoft : officemicrosoft : officemicrosoft : officemicrosoft : officemicrosoft : officemicrosoft : office_web_componentsmicrosoft : sql_server_2000microsoft : sql_server_2005microsoft : sql_server_2008microsoft : sql_server_2008microsoft : sql_server_2008microsoft : sql_server_2008microsoft : biztalk_servermicrosoft : commerce_servermicrosoft : commerce_servermicrosoft : commerce_server_2009microsoft : commerce_server_2009microsoft : visual_basicmicrosoft : visual_foxpromicrosoft : visual_foxpro

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD