Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

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.

Affected products

Chilkatsoft/Chilkat Socket
cpe:2.3:a:chilkatsoft:chilkat_socket:*:2.3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/32333nvdExploit
secunia.com/advisories/32738nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/49902nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46657nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7142nvd

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