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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…
Medium4.3EPSS 3.7%
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- mitre
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.
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)
- 3.7% · top 10% 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
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- 48260 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 6386 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- google-chrome-inspectelement-dos(44941) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome-inspect-element-denial-of.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 31038 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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