VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5002

CVSS score9.3 HIGH
EPSS probability40.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-10
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references