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CVE-2008-4584 (GCVE-0-2008-4584)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-10-15 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 10:24
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4424 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27493 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5005 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2008-01-29 00:00
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