Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 9, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-7294
CVE-2008-7294
Description
Google Chrome before 4.0.211.0 cannot properly restrict modifications to cookies established in HTTPS sessions, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to overwrite or delete arbitrary cookies via a Set-Cookie header in an HTTP response, related to lack of the HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) includeSubDomains feature, aka a "cookie forcing" issue.
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Affected products
60cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 59 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.0.195.38
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.38.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.38.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.38.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.40.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.1.42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.149.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.152.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.2.153.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.3.154.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.3.154.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:0.4.154.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:1.0.154.65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.156.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.157.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.157.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.158.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.159.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.169.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.169.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.170.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:2.0.172.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.182.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.190.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.193.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:3.0.195.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <4.0.211.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- code.google.com/p/browsersec/wiki/Part2nvd
- lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-webapps/2009JulSep/1148.htmlnvd
- michael-coates.blogspot.com/2010/01/cookie-forcing-trust-your-cookies-no.htmlnvd
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2008/11/cookie-forcing.htmlnvd
- scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2011/02/some-less-obvious-benefits-of-hsts.htmlnvd
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