| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google chrome 0.2.149.27. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library chrome.dll. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6995. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google chrome 0.2.149.27 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code in the library chrome.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a URI with an invalid handler followed by a "%" (percent) character, which triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated using an "about:%" URI.
The bug was discovered 09/03/2008. The weakness was released 09/02/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-6995 since 08/17/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34197 (Google Chrome < 0.2.149.29 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44899), Exploit-DB (6353), Tenable (34197), SecurityFocus (BID 30983†) and OSVDB (47908†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-49504, VDB-49503 and VDB-49500. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
- Product: https://www.google.com/chrome/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploiting
Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 34197
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 0.2.149.29 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 900214
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome multiple vulnerabilities
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: chrome.google.com
Timeline
09/02/2008 🔍09/02/2008 🔍
09/03/2008 🔍
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08/19/2009 🔍
03/18/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: google.comProduct: google.com
Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-6995 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6995
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49501
X-Force: 44899
SecurityFocus: 30983 - Google Chrome Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 47908 - Google Chrome chrome.dll Undefined Handler :% URL Handling DoS
Vulnerability Center: 19463 - Google Chrome Handlers Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Cause a DoS, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 11/03/2024 18:45
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (78), 08/16/2019 20:58 (8), 11/03/2024 18:45 (19)
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