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01 Record

CVE-2008-6959

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
5.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 92.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2009-08-12 10:00Z17 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 11:49Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2009-08-11
Assigning CNA
mitre
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
9e28a34d925a8f2aa32a1d7f34e8765205dbcba7c1c5d8059e6fef18f7b391f0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
chilkatsoftchilkat_socketNot specified—

06 References