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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2008-6996 json

Google Chrome BETA (0.2.149.27) does not prompt the user before saving an executable file, which makes it easier for remote attackers or ma…

published 2009-08-18 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6955

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.4%
EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Google Chrome BETA (0.2.149.27) does not prompt the user before saving an executable file, which makes it easier for remote attackers or malware to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or exploit other vulnerabilities via a URL that references an executable file, possibly related to the "ask where to save each file before downloading" setting.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6355)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6355 Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - Automatic File Download remote, 2008-09-03
  • codereview.chromium.org http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Sources

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