{
    "id": "CVE-2008-6998",
    "published": "2009-08-19 05:24:52",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:03:23",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-119",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.09683",
    "epss_percentile": "0.95369",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-03 18:17:08",
    "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": "6372",
            "title": "Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - A HREF Denial of Service",
            "date": "2008-09-05",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6372"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}