Google chrome 0.2.149.29 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Google chrome 0.2.149.29. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-7061. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google chrome 0.2.149.29 (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 08/24/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at src.chromium.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-7061 since 08/24/2009. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 0.2.149.29 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chrome.google.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45039), Exploit-DB (32311) and SecurityFocus (BID 30975†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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OpenVAS ID: 900825
OpenVAS Name: Google Chrome tooltip_manager.cc Denial Of Service Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: chrome 0.2.149.29

Timelineinfo

09/02/2008 🔍
08/24/2009 +356 days 🔍
08/24/2009 +0 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +2032 days 🔍
01/11/2025 +3587 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: src.chromium.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-7061 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-7061
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49631
X-Force: 45039 - Google Chrome title tag denial of service
SecurityFocus: 30975 - Google Chrome Malformed 'title' Tag Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/11/2025 11:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 11/22/2018 08:25 (1), 01/11/2025 11:26 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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