CVE-2012-1856: Microsoft Office MSCOMCTL.OCX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

First published: Wed Aug 15 2012(Updated: )

The TabStrip ActiveX control in the Common Controls in MSCOMCTL.OCX in Microsoft Office allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) document or (2) web page that triggers system-state corruption.

Credit: secure@microsoft.com secure@microsoft.com

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