Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Control 'ChilkatCrypt2.dll' File Overwrite Vulnerability
🗓️ 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2008-5002 | 3 Nov 200800:00 | – | circl | |
| CVE-2008-5002 | 10 Nov 200811:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2008-5002 | 10 Nov 200811:00 | – | cvelist | |
| Chilkat Crypt - ActiveX WriteFile Unsafe Method (Metasploit) | 20 Sep 201000:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| Chilkat Crypt - ActiveX Arbitrary File Creation/Execution | 3 Nov 200800:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| Chilkat Crypt ActiveX WriteFile Unsafe Method | 3 Mar 201021:17 | – | metasploit | |
| CVE-2008-5002 | 10 Nov 200814:12 | – | nvd | |
| Detection of Dangerous ActiveX Control | 4 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas | |
| Detection of Dangerous ActiveX Control | 4 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas | |
| Chilkat Crypt ActiveX WriteFile Unsafe Method | 5 Mar 201000:00 | – | packetstorm |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| secunia | www.secunia.com/advisories/32513/ |
| milw0rm | www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6963 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/32073 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900171");
script_version("2025-03-05T05:38:52+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-05 05:38:52 +0000 (Wed, 05 Mar 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-11-11 15:58:44 +0100 (Tue, 11 Nov 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-5002");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("General");
script_name("Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Control 'ChilkatCrypt2.dll' File Overwrite Vulnerability");
script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://milw0rm.com/exploits/6963");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32073");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/32513/");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow execution of arbitrary code.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Chilkat Crypt ActiveX Component version 4.3.2.1 and prior");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The vulnerability is due to the error in the 'ChilkatCrypt2.dll' ActiveX
Control component that does not restrict access to the 'WriteFile()' method.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Chilkat Crypt is prone to an ActiveX Control based arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
if(!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion")){
exit(0);
}
key = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\";
enumKeys = registry_enum_keys(key:key);
foreach entry (enumKeys)
{
if("Chilkat Crypt ActiveX" ><
registry_get_sz(key: key + entry, item:"DisplayName"))
{
if(egrep(pattern:"^4\.([0-2](\..*)?|3(\.[0-2](\.[01])?)?)$",
string:registry_get_sz(key: key + entry, item:"DisplayVersion")))
{
clsid = "{3352B5B9-82E8-4FFD-9EB1-1A3E60056904}";
regKey = "SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\" + clsid;
if(registry_key_exists(key:regKey))
{
activeKey = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\" +
"ActiveX Compatibility\" + clsid;
killBit = registry_get_dword(key:activeKey, item:"Compatibility Flags");
if(killBit && (int(killBit) == 1024)){
exit(0);
}
security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}
}
exit(0);
}
}
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05 Mar 2025 00:00Current
6.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.6
CVSS 29.3
EPSS0.40655