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CVE-2008-1647
The ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttp.1 and ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttpRequest.1 ActiveX controls in ChilkatHttp.dll 2.4.0.0, 2.3.0.0, and earlier in…
High9.3EPSS 7.0%
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- mitre
Description
The ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttp.1 and ChilkatHttp.ChilkatHttpRequest.1 ActiveX controls in ChilkatHttp.dll 2.4.0.0, 2.3.0.0, and earlier in ChilkatHttp ActiveX expose the unsafe SaveLastError method, which allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.0% · top 5.8% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 5338 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 28546 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- chilkathttp-activex-file-overwrite(45988) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1050 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/index.php?mod=02_Forum&group=Security&argument=Remote_performed_exploits&topic=1207033569.ff.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 29581 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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