{"cve":"CVE-2008-5002","nvd":{"published":"2008-11-10T14:12:56.047","modified":"2026-06-16T22:58:55.490","status":"Modified","description":"Insecure method vulnerability in the ChilkatCrypt2.ChilkatCrypt2.1 ActiveX control (ChilkatCrypt2.dll 4.3.2.1) in Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Component allows remote attackers to create and overwrite arbitrary files via the WriteFile method.  NOTE: this could be leveraged for code execution by creating executable files in Startup folders or by accessing files using hcp:// URLs.  NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-20"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/32513","http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4571","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32073","http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2998","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46315"],"products":["chilkat_software:chilkat_crypt_activex_control"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-5002","score":0.40655,"percentile":0.98652,"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."]}