CVE-2008-6959
N/A
Published: August 12, 2009 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChilkat Socket
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
Description
Insecure method vulnerability in the Chilkat Socket ActiveX control (ChilkatSocket.ChilkatSocket.1) in ChilkatSocket.dll 2.3.1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveLastError method. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2008-1647.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
2.3.1.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32738VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46657Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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