Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-4583

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.

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Affected products

Chilkat Software/FTP
cpe:2.3:a:chilkat_software:ftp:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Chilkatsoft/Chilkatllm-fuzzy

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/27540nvdExploit
securityreason.com/securityalert/4427nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5028nvd

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