CVE - CVE-2008-5002

CVE-ID
CVE-2008-5002	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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
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BID:32073 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32073 EXPLOIT-DB:6963 URL:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6963 SECUNIA:32513 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/32513 SREASON:4571 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4571 VUPEN:ADV-2008-2998 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2998~~ (Obsolete source) XF:chilkat-crypt-activex-file-overwrite(46315) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46315
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20081110	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20081110)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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