Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010 Common Controls TabStrip ActiveX MSCOMCTL.OCX code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file MSCOMCTL.OCX of the component Common Controls TabStrip ActiveX. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-1856. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Office 2003/2007/2010 (Office Suite Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file MSCOMCTL.OCX of the component Common Controls TabStrip ActiveX. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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."

The issue has been introduced in 11/17/2003. The weakness was disclosed 08/14/2012 with Microsoft as MS12-060 as confirmed bulletin (Microsoft Technet). The advisory is shared for download at technet.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-1856 since 03/22/2012. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a private exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3193 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 61535 (MS12-060: Vulnerability in Windows Common Controls Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2720573)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows : Microsoft Bulletins and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 90828 (Microsoft Windows Common Controls Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (MS12-060)). This issue was added on 03/03/2022 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 03/24/2022:

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Applying the patch MS12-060 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at technet.microsoft.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (52), Tenable (61535), SecurityFocus (BID 54948†), OSVDB (84593†) and Secunia (SA50247†). The entry VDB-5933 is pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 61535
Nessus Name: MS12-060: Vulnerability in Windows Common Controls Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2720573)
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OpenVAS ID: 901211
OpenVAS Name: Microsoft Windows Common Controls Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (2720573)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: MS12-060
Organization: Microsoft
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-1856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5932

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SecurityFocus: 54948 - Microsoft Windows Common Controls ActiveX Control CVE-2012-1856 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 50247 - Microsoft Windows Common Controls TabStrip ActiveX Control Vulnerability, Extremely Critical
OSVDB: 84593

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/15/2012 19:41
Updated: 09/09/2024 22:29
Changes: 08/15/2012 19:41 (83), 04/28/2019 09:32 (5), 04/23/2024 08:43 (29), 07/14/2024 23:16 (3), 07/16/2024 22:47 (13), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1)
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