CVE-2008-5002

critical

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the ChilkatCrypt2.ChilkatCrypt2.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatCrypt2.dll 4.3.2.1) in Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the WriteFile method. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6963

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46315

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2998

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32073

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4571

http://secunia.com/advisories/32513

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-11-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.40655