Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 19, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-6997

Description

Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an IMG tag with a long src attribute, which triggers the crash when the victim performs an "Inspect Element" action.

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Affected products

Google/Chrome2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <0.2.149.27

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/31038nvdExploit
badzmanaois.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome-inspect-element-denial-of.htmlnvd
osvdb.org/48260nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44941nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6386nvd

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