Vulnerability Report

CVE-2008-4584

Title: Chilkat Software Mail

Other

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2008-4584

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo

Published Date Oct 15, 2008

Modified Date Apr 09, 2025

Exploit Status Available

Score 6.8 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

3.80%

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Impacted Vendors

chilkat_software 1

pear 1

basercms 1

Reference Links

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4424 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27493 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40041 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5005 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4424 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27493 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40041 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5005

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.8

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2008-4584 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7594

View Code

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5005

View Code

April 09, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

October 15, 2008 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


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

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.