CVE-2008-6998
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 9.68% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/48264
- http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.htmlExploit
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071Exploit
- 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.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/48264
- http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.htmlExploit
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44934
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45032
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6372
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.