Ultra Office Control Ultra.OfficeControl ActiveX control file overwrite
| uoc-ultraofficecontrol-file-overwrite (44750) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The Ultra Office Control ActiveX control (OfficeCtrl.ocx) could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web page, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the insecure Save() method to overwrite or corrupt arbitrary files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 8.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.5 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- shinnai Forum, Mercoledi 27 Agosto 2008 11:05:06 : Ultra Office ActiveX Control Remote Arbitrary File Corrupti.
- Ultra Shareware Web site: Ultra Office Control - ActiveX to host and embed Office (Word, Excel or Powerpoint) documents in your VB, VB.Net, C# or HTML applications.
- BID-30863: Ultra Office Control 'Save()' Method Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3879: 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.
- SA31632: Ultra Office ActiveX Control Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Ultra Shareware Ultra Office Control 2.0.2008.501
Reported:
Aug 27, 2008
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