CVE-2008-6998
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Aug 18, 2009
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 17, 2009
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- google-chrome-href-dos(44934)vdb-entry
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797
- google-chrome-urlelider-bo(45032)vdb-entry
- 31034vdb-entry
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html
- 6372exploit
- 48264vdb-entry
- http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html
- 31071vdb-entry
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