CVE-2008-6959

Chilkat Socket ActiveX <2.3.1.1 - RCE

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Zigma · htmlremotewindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7142

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (5)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://osvdb.org/49902

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46657

[Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/32738

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7142

[Exploit] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32333

Scores

EPSS 0.0287

EPSS Percentile 86.3%

Details

Status published

Products (1)

chilkatsoft/chilkat_socket

Published Aug 12, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026