VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-6995

CVSS score4.3 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.80%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2009-08-19
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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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