CVE-2008-4584
Insecure method vulnerability in Chilkat Mail 7.8 ActiveX control (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4584- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-4584- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-4564 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-4564- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8jx-5wj9-m252 No score
Insecure method vulnerability in Chilkat Mail 7.8 ActiveX control (ChilkatCert.dll) allows remote...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h8jx-5wj9-m252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Chilkat Mail ActiveX 7.8 - 'ChilkatCert.dll' Insecure Method | 2008-01-29 |
| Exploit-DB | Chilkat FTP - ActiveX (SaveLastError) Insecure Method | 2008-12-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-4584 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Chilkat Software Mail, published October 15, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.72%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.