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CVE-2012-1856Microsoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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."

8.8 HIGHEPSS 72.03%⚡ Known Exploited (CISA KEV)NVD: Analyzed

OverviewAffected ProductsReferences
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Overview

Severity

ScoreSeverityVersionVector String
8.8HIGH3.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.3HIGH2.0NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CISA required action

⚡ Known exploited · remediation due Mar 24, 2022

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Details

CVE ID
CVE-2012-1856
Status
Analyzed
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Published
Aug 15, 2012
Last modified
2026-06-16 23:40 UTC
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