CVE-2008-3879

Ultra Office Control 2.0.2008.801 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3879. PoCs published by shinnai.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages an arbitrary file corruption vulnerability in the Ultra Office ActiveX control. It allows an attacker to overwrite files on the victim's system by tricking them into clicking a button, which then downloads a file from a remote URL and saves it to a specified local path.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by shinnai · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6319

This exploit leverages an arbitrary file corruption vulnerability in the Ultra Office ActiveX control. It allows an attacker to overwrite files on the victim's system by tricking them into clicking a button, which then downloads a file from a remote URL and saves it to a specified local path.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Ultra Office ActiveX Control
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage and click a button · Ultra Office ActiveX control must be installed and enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6319
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4201
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44750
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31632
Exploit, URL Repurposed x_refsource_misc
http://www.shinnai.net/xplits/TXT_NPku7jFjRufaz85U6Lxn.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30863

Scores

EPSS 0.0369
EPSS Percentile 88.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
ultrashareware/ultra_office_control < 2.0.2008.801
Published Sep 02, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026