PT-2009-2428 · Chilkat · Chilkatsocket

Zigma · Published 2009-08-12 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-6959

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: ChilkatSocket version 2.3.1.1

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveLastError method in the Chilkat Socket ActiveX control.

Recommendations: For version 2.3.1.1, consider disabling the SaveLastError method as a temporary workaround until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-6959

Affected Products

Chilkatsocket

References · 6

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/32333 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/7142 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32738 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6959 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/49902 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46657 · Note