VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4343

CVSS score9.3 NONE
EPSS probability8.68%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-09-30
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

The Chilkat XML ChilkatUtil.CkData.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatUtil.dll) 3.0.3.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to create, overwrite, and modify arbitrary files for execution via a call to the (1) SaveToFile, (2) SaveToTempFile, or (3) AppendBinary method. NOTE: this issue might only be exploitable in limited environments or non-default browser settings. NOTE: this can be leveraged for remote code execution by accessing files using hcp:// URLs.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references