CVE-2008-6998

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - A HREF Denial of Service2008-09-05 · dos · windows · Verified

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html
• http://osvdb.org/48264
• http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html
• http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071
• 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.html
• http://osvdb.org/48264
• http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html
• http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44934
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45032
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6372