CVE-2008-4583

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

15/10/2008

Last modified:

09/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.50 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

7.50

Severity 2.0

HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:chilkat_software:ftp:2.0:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4427
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27540
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5028
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4427
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27540
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5028