Chilkat Zip ChilkatZip2.dll ActiveX control file overwrite
| chilkat-zip-chilkatzip2-file-overwrite (35294) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Chilkat Zip could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system, caused by an error in the ChilkatZip2.dll ActiveX control. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the SaveLastError() and WriteExe() methods to overwrite or corrupt any known files on the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Chilkat Software Web site: Chilkat Zip ActiveX.
- BID-24806: Chilkat Zip ChilkatZip2.DLL Multiple Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerabilities
- BID-28546: Chilkat HTTP 'ChilkatHttp.dll' ActiveX Control Insecure Method Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3633: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the Chilkat Software Chilkat Zip ActiveX control in ChilkatZip2.dll 12.4.2.0 allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the argument to the (1) SaveLastError method and probably the (2) WriteExe method.
- SA25962: Chilkat Zip ActiveX Component Zip2 ActiveX Control Two Insecure Methods
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2464: Chilkat Zip ActiveX SaveLastError and WriteExe Arbitrary File Overwrite Issue
Platforms Affected:
- Chilkat Software Chilkat Zip ActiveX 12.4.2.0 and prior
Reported:
Jul 07, 2007
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