Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 10, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-5002
CVE-2008-5002
Description
Insecure method vulnerability in the ChilkatCrypt2.ChilkatCrypt2.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatCrypt2.dll 4.3.2.1) in Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the WriteFile method. NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:chilkat_software:chilkat_crypt_activex_control:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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