MS12-060: Vulnerability in Windows common controls could allow remote code execution: August 14, 2012

Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about this security update

Why was this bulletin revised on December 11, 2012?

Microsoft revised this bulletin to offer the rerelease of security update 2726929 for Office 2003 and Office 2003 Web Components. This revision addresses an issue with specific digital certificates that were generated by Microsoft without the correct time stamp attributes. For more information, see Microsoft Security Advisory 2749655.

More information about this update

The following articles contain additional information about this update as it relates to individual product versions. The articles may contain specific information about the individual updates such as download URLs, prerequisites, and command-line switches.

• 983811 MS12-060: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 QFE: August 14, 2012
• 983812 MS12-060: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 GDR: August 14, 2012
• 983813 MS12-060: Description of the security update for SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 4 QFE: August 14, 2012
• 2597986 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Office 2010: August 14, 2012
  
  Known issues in security update 2597986:
  
  • Windows Common Control-based embedded ActiveX controls may fail to load within pre-existing office documents, within third-party applications, and when you insert new controls in developer mode.
• 2687441 MS12-060: Description of the security update for the 2007 Office system: August 14, 2012
  
  Known issues in security update 2687441:
  
  • Windows Common Control-based embedded ActiveX controls may fail to load within pre-existing office documents, within third-party applications, and when you insert new controls in developer mode.
• 2687323 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Office 2003 and Office 2003 Web Components: August 14, 2012 
• 2708437 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6: August 14, 2012
• 2708940 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1: August 14, 2012
• 2708941 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2: August 14, 2012
• 2711207 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Host Integration Server 2004 Service Pack 1: August 14, 2012
• 2716389 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Commerce Server 2002: August 14, 2012
• 2716390 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Commerce Server 2007: August 14, 2012
• 2716392 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Commerce Server 2009: August 14, 2012
• 2716393 MS12-060: Description of the security update for Commerce Server 2009 R2: August 14, 2012
• 2726929  MS12-060: Description of the security update for Office 2003 and Office 2003 Web Components: August 14, 2012
  
  Known issues in security update 2726929:
  • Common Control-based embedded ActiveX controls may fail to load within pre-existing office documents, within third-party applications, and when you insert new controls in developer mode.

Update replacement information

You can find update replacement information for each specific update in the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles that correspond to this update.