Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3633.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
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Exploit-DB 1
- CHILKAT ASP String - 'CkString.dll 1.1 SaveToFile()' Insecure Method EDB-4255 · remote · Aug 5, 2007 · verified
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References
- chilkataspstring-savetofile-code-execution(35812) vdb-entry
- 25205 vdb-entry
- 40110 vdb-entry
- 4255 exploit