Vulnerability in Chilkat Software Mail
CVE-2008-4584
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Chilkat Software Mail — versions 7.8
References
- securityreason.com/securityalert/4424 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/27493 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5005 (exploit)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40041 (vdb-entry)