Chilkat Email 'ChilkatCert.dll' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	27493
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2008-4584
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 29 2008 12:00AM
Updated:	May 07 2015 05:33PM
Credit:	darkl0rd is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Chilkat Email 7.8
Not Vulnerable:

Chilkat Email 'ChilkatCert.dll' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerability

Chilkat Email ActiveX control is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary data with the privileges of the application using the control (typically Internet Explorer).

Successful exploits can compromise affected computers or cause denial-of-service conditions; other attacks are possible.

This issue affects the 'ChilkatCert.dll' library of the Chilkat Email ActiveX control 7.8; other versions may also be affected.

Chilkat Email 'ChilkatCert.dll' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to view a specially crafted web document.

The following exploit code is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/27493.html

Chilkat Email 'ChilkatCert.dll' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Chilkat Email 'ChilkatCert.dll' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerability

References:

• Chilkat Software Homepage (Chilkat Software)
  
• Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797 (Microsoft)