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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-6959

CVE-2008-6959

Description

Insecure method vulnerability in the Chilkat Socket ActiveX control (ChilkatSocket.ChilkatSocket.1) in ChilkatSocket.dll 2.3.1.1 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via the SaveLastError method. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2008-1647.

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  • Chilkatsoft/Chilkat Socket2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:chilkatsoft:chilkat_socket:*:2.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:chilkatsoft:chilkat_socket:*:2.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 2.3.1.1

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