CVE-2008-7061 json
The tooltip manager (chrome/views/tooltip_manager.cc) in Google Chrome 0.2.149.29 Build 1798 and possibly other versions before 0.2.149.30…
published 2009-08-24 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-7020
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.3%
- EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
The tooltip manager (chrome/views/tooltip_manager.cc) in Google Chrome 0.2.149.29 Build 1798 and possibly other versions before 0.2.149.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a tag with a long title attribute, which is not properly handled when displaying a tooltip, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6994. NOTE: there is inconsistent information about the environments under which this issue exists.
Patch / fix
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-32311)
- Published
Exploit prediction
4.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-32311 Google Chrome 0.2.149 - Malformed 'title' Tag Remote Denial of Service dos, 2008-09-02
- src.chromium.org http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/views/tooltip_manager.cc?r1=1287&r2=2042&pathrev=2042 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- src.chromium.org http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/browser/render_widget_host_hwnd.cc?r1=1287&r2=2042&pathrev=2042 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496151/100/0/threaded referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30975 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496138/100/0/threaded referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496145/100/0/threaded referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
- Technology feeds
References
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src.chromium.org
/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/views/tooltip_manager.cc?r1=1287&r2=2042&pathrev=2042
exploit, patch
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src.chromium.org
/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/browser/render_widget_host_hwnd.cc?r1=1287&r2=2042&pathrev=2042
exploit, patch
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496151/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, exploit
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securityfocus.com
/bid/30975
vdb-entry, exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496138/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496145/100/0/threaded
mailing-list, exploit
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496101/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496172/100/100/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496094/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/45039
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496078/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496146/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com /2008/09/beta-release-0214930.html
- blackhat.org.il /exploits/chrome-freeze-exploit.html
- src.chromium.org /viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=2042
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/496126/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-7061
- NVD CVE-2008-7061
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