Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2008-6995
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.048 (91.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 0.2.149.27
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- osvdb.org/47908 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Google_Chrome_Browser_0.2.149.27_in_chrome_dll.php (Exploit)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-09/0028.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
- src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/net/base/esc… (Exploit)
- evilfingers.com/advisory/google_chrome_poc.php (Exploit)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44899 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30983 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6353 (exploit)