Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-4584

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in Chilkat Mail 7.8 ActiveX control (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname to the SaveLastError method.

Affected products

Chilkat Software/Mail
cpe:2.3:a:chilkat_software:mail:7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

securityreason.com/securityalert/4424nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/27493nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40041nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5005nvd

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