CVE-2008-5002
Insecure method vulnerability in the ChilkatCrypt2.ChilkatCrypt2.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatCrypt2.dll 4.3.2.1) in Chilkat Crypt ActiveX…
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Description
Insecure method vulnerability in the ChilkatCrypt2.ChilkatCrypt2.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatCrypt2.dll 4.3.2.1) in Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the WriteFile method. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 6963 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
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By mitre
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 40.7% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 4571 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- chilkat-crypt-activex-file-overwrite(46315) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 32513 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 6963 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2998 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 32073 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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