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CVE-2007-4252

Published: Aug 8, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.8%
Top 24.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in CkString.dll 1.1 and earlier in CHILKAT ASP String allows remote attackers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the first argument to the SaveToFile method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-3633.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

chilkat software
commercial
asp stringLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35812
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25205
securityfocus.com
http://osvdb.org/40110
osvdb.org
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