Description
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.
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.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 2
- Chilkat FTP - ActiveX (SaveLastError) Insecure Method EDB-7594 · remote · Dec 28, 2008 · verified
- Chilkat Mail ActiveX 7.8 - 'ChilkatCert.dll' Insecure Method EDB-5005 · remote · Jan 29, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 4424 third-party-advisory
- 27493 vdb-entry
- 5005 exploit
- chilkatmail-chilkatcert-file-overwrite(40041) vdb-entry