CVE-2008-3879 describes a critical vulnerability in the Ultra.OfficeControl ActiveX control (OfficeCtrl.ocx 2.0.2008.801 and earlier) found in Ultra Shareware Ultra Office Control. This flaw allows remote attackers to force arbitrary file downloads onto a client system by manipulating the Open and Save methods. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry exists, and the vulnerability has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.0.2008.801CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ultrashareware:ultra_office_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.