Intrusion PreventionChilkat.Socket.SaveLastError.ActiveX.Arbitrary.File.Overwrite
Description
This indicates an attack attempt against an Arbitrary File Overwrite vulnerability in Chikat Socket ActiveX control.
Successful attacks may result in Denial of Service conditions.
Affected Products
Chilkat Socket 2.3.1.1
Impact
Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Currently we are not aware of any vendor supplied patches.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-11 | 16.995 |
| ID | 27420 |
| Created | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Updated | Nov 15, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2008-6959 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 70.3% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |