CVE-2008-6998
9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.156 Low
EPSS
Percentile
96.0%
Stack-based buffer overflow in chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 and other versions before 0.2.149.29 might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link target (href attribute) with a large number of path elements, which triggers the overflow when the status bar is updated after the user hovers over the link.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| google:chrome | google chrome | eq | 0.2.149.27 |
References
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html
osvdb.org/48264
shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html
src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034
www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44934
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45032
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6372
Related
9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8 High
AI Score
Confidence
Low
0.156 Low
EPSS
Percentile
96.0%