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CVE-2012-1856 is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. Exploits are available; patches have been released and should be applied urgently. This is classified as a zero-day vulnerability.
Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
EPSS predicts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days based on real-world threat data, complementing CVSS severity scores with actual risk assessment.
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."
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| Microsoft | Office |
| Microsoft | Commerce Server |
| Microsoft | SQL Server |
| Microsoft | Visual Foxpro |
| Microsoft | Visual Basic |
| Microsoft | Host Integration Server |
| Microsoft | Office Web Components |
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