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CVE-2008-45831 exploit

Insecure method vulnerability in the Chilkat FTP 2.0 ActiveX component (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary fil…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.9%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Insecure method vulnerability in the Chilkat FTP 2.0 ActiveX component (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the SavePkcs8File method.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-5028 Chilkat FTP ActiveX 2.0 - 'ChilkatCert.dll' Insecure Method · remote · 2008-01-31

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4427 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/5028 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/27540 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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