VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-6997
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an IMG tag with a long src attribute, which triggers the crash when the victim performs an "Inspect Element" action.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 3.68%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.68%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an IMG tag with a long src attribute, which triggers the crash when the victim performs an "Inspect Element" action.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.68% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome-inspect-element-denial-of.html
- http://osvdb.org/48260
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31038Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44941
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6386
- http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome-inspect-element-denial-of.html
- http://osvdb.org/48260
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31038Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44941
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6386
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.