CVE-2008-6959

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 12, 2009
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-6959: Critical severity, CVSS 9.3 | Vulnix