CVE-2008-4583

HIGH 7.5CVE-2008-4583 · Published 15/10/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-4583 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting ftp (chilkat software).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.9%, higher than 93.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
ftp chilkat_software	`= 2.0`	No fix yet

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.

References

securityreason.com/securityalert/4427
securityfocus.com/bid/27540 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/5028

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