CVE-2008-6995
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189
Numeric Errors
Publication date:
19/08/2009
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a URI with an invalid handler followed by a "%" (percent) character, which triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated using an "about:%" URI.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-09/0028.html
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=122
- http://evilfingers.com/advisory/google_chrome_poc.php
- http://osvdb.org/47908
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/net/base/escape.cc?r1=1757&r2=1760&pathrev=1760
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30983
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44899
- https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Google_Chrome_Browser_0.2.149.27_in_chrome_dll.php
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6353
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-09/0028.html
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=122
- http://evilfingers.com/advisory/google_chrome_poc.php
- http://osvdb.org/47908
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/net/base/escape.cc?r1=1757&r2=1760&pathrev=1760
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30983
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44899
- https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Google_Chrome_Browser_0.2.149.27_in_chrome_dll.php
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6353