{
    "id": "CVE-2008-6996",
    "published": "2009-08-19 05:24:52",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:03:23",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "Google Chrome BETA (0.2.149.27) does not prompt the user before saving an executable file, which makes it easier for remote attackers or malware to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or exploit other vulnerabilities via a URL that references an executable file, possibly related to the \"ask where to save each file before downloading\" setting.",
    "epss_score": "0.06423",
    "epss_percentile": "0.93485",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-30 18:17:07",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "google",
            "product": "chrome"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "6355",
            "title": "Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - Automatic File Download",
            "date": "2008-09-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6355"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2",
        "http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=1793",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/48261",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495942/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495951/100/100/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495954/100/100/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495959/100/100/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495987/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496048/100/100/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496049",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31000",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44904",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6355",
        "http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2",
        "http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=1793",
        "http://www.osvdb.org/48261",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495942/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495951/100/100/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495954/100/100/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495959/100/100/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495987/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496048/100/100/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496049",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31000",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44904"
    ]
}