CVE-2008-6998 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.7% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 9.68% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-08-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| chrome |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - A HREF Denial of Service | 2008-09-05 |
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html
- http://osvdb.org/48264
- http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44934
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45032
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6372
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html
- http://osvdb.org/48264
- http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44934
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45032
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6372
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