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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…
Medium4.3EPSS 4.8%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 8.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- 47908 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Google_Chrome_Browser_0.2.149.27_in_chrome_dll.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080902 Google Chrome Browser (ver.0.2.149.27) Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/net/base/escape.cc?r1=1757&r2=1760&pathrev=1760 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://evilfingers.com/advisory/google_chrome_poc.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=122 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- google-chrome-handlers-dos(44899) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 30983 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 6353 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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