CVE-2008-6998

Published Aug 19, 2009

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.3
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "D55D5075-D233-42D6-B1D6-77B7599650EB"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References