{"cve":"CVE-2008-4584","nvd":{"published":"2008-10-15T22:45:31.227","modified":"2026-06-16T22:58:07.047","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4424","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27493","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40041","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5005","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4424"],"products":["chilkat_software:mail"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-4584","score":0.04721,"percentile":0.91837,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}