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."
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from microsoft, from microsoft, from microsoft and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2012-04-10T21:55:01.687
2025-10-22T01:15:42.090
Deferred
CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | microsoft | office | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2010 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office | 2010 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | office_web_components | 2003 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server_2000 | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server_2005 | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server_2008 | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server_2008 | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server_2008 | r2 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | sql_server_2008 | r2 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | biztalk_server | 2002 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | commerce_server | 2002 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | commerce_server | 2007 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | commerce_server_2009 | - | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | commerce_server_2009 | r2 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_basic | 6.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_foxpro | 8.0 | Yes |
| Application | microsoft | visual_foxpro | 9.0 | Yes |
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