Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-6995
CVE-2008-6995
Description
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.
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References
9- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-09/0028.htmlnvdExploit
- evilfingers.com/advisory/google_chrome_poc.phpnvdExploit
- osvdb.org/47908nvdExploit
- src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/net/base/escape.ccnvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30983nvdExploit
- www.evilfingers.com/advisory/Google_Chrome_Browser_0.2.149.27_in_chrome_dll.phpnvdExploit
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detailnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44899nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6353nvd
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