CVE-2012-1856highunder attack

CVE-2012-1856

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73Vexday Risk Score

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ssvc Actcvss 8.8epss 72%
from disclosure to weapon
Published on NVDAug 15
CISA KEV+3487d
Who exploits it — 1

Groups known to exploit this vulnerability (MITRE ATT&CK attribution).

APT / StatePatchwork🇮🇳 MITRE ATT&CK
Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2022-03-24

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In short

A flaw in Microsoft's TabStrip ActiveX control (MSCOMCTL.OCX) allows attackers to run malicious code on your computer by opening a specially crafted document or visiting a malicious website. This is dangerous because it gives attackers full control of your system.

Technical detail

Remote code execution vulnerability in MSCOMCTL.OCX TabStrip ActiveX control exploitable through specially crafted Office documents or web pages that trigger system-state corruption. Attack requires user interaction (opening document/visiting page) and affects multiple Microsoft products including Office 2003-2010, SQL Server 2000-2008 R2, and related enterprise software. Successful exploitation results in arbitrary code execution with user privileges.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.

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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."
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
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