CVE-2008-6959

Critical

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the Chilkat Socket ActiveX control (ChilkatSocket.ChilkatSocket.1) in ChilkatSocket.dll 2.3.1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveLastError method. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2008-1647.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductChilkatsoft Chilkat Socket
PublishedAug 12, 2009
First seenAug 12, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
chilkatsoft chilkat_socketNo range specified—

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CVE-2008-6959 · Chilkatsoft Chilkat Socket · Dark Radar