MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2012-0158)
Publish date: August 14, 2015
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2012-0158
Advisory Date: AUG 14, 2015
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."
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1004978
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1004978 - MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability For Office Binary File (CVE-2012-0158)
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- microsoft biztalk_server 2002
- microsoft commerce_server 2002
- microsoft commerce_server 2007
- microsoft commerce_server 2009
- microsoft office 2003
- microsoft office 2007
- microsoft office 2010
- microsoft office_web_components 2003
- microsoft sql_server 2000
- microsoft sql_server 2005
- microsoft sql_server 2008
- microsoft visual_basic 6.0
- microsoft visual_foxpro 8.0
- microsoft visual_foxpro 9.0
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