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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-6998 in the critical feed json

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…

published 2009-08-18 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6957

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.7%
EPSS 9.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-6372)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

9.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-6372 Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - A HREF Denial of Service dos, 2008-09-05
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • shinnok.evonet.ro http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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