Ultrashareware Ultra Office Control up to 2.0.2008.801 ActiveX Control OfficeCtrl.ocx first input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Ultrashareware Ultra Office Control up to 2.0.2008.801. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file OfficeCtrl.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation of the argument first results in input validation. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-3879. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Ultrashareware Ultra Office Control up to 2.0.2008.801. This affects some unknown functionality of the file OfficeCtrl.ocx of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument first with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Ultra.OfficeControl ActiveX control in OfficeCtrl.ocx 2.0.2008.801 and earlier in Ultra Shareware Ultra Office Control allows remote attackers to force the download of arbitrary files onto a client system via a URL in the first argument to the Open method, in conjunction with a full destination pathname in the first argument (SaveAsDocument argument) to the Save method.

The bug was discovered 08/27/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/02/2008 by shinnai (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-3879 since 09/02/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/26/2025).

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115945 (Ultra Office Control Multiple Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6505.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44750), Exploit-DB (6319), SecurityFocus (BID 30863†), OSVDB (47867†) and Secunia (SA31632†). The entry VDB-43856 is pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-3879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43857
X-Force: 44750
SecurityFocus: 30863 - Ultra Office Control 'Save()' Method Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
Secunia: 31632
OSVDB: 47867 - Ultra Office Control - 'Save()' Method Arbitrary File Overwrite Issue
Vulnerability Center: 19496 - Ultra Office Control Remote Forced Download onto Client Systems, Medium

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

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/26/2025 06:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (66), 08/17/2019 09:20 (6), 11/03/2024 16:31 (21), 05/26/2025 06:00 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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