CVE-2008-6998

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6372

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45032

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44934

http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797

http://osvdb.org/48264

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3