CVE-2008-4583

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-10-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the Chilkat FTP 2.0 ActiveX component (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the SavePkcs8File method.

Affected products

Chilkat Software Ftp: 2.0

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4427
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27540
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5028
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4427
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27540
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5028

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