CVE-2008-4584

critical

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in Chilkat Mail 7.8 ActiveX control (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname to the SaveLastError method.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5005

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40041

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27493

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4424

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02567

Detections

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