Google Chrome Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:30983

Info

Google Chrome Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30983
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-6995
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 03 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:24PM
Credit: Rishi Narang
Vulnerable: Google Chrome 0.2.149 .27
Not Vulnerable: Google Chrome 0.2.149 .29

Discussion

Google Chrome Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Google Chrome is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to gracefully handle certain user-supplied data.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Google Chrome Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following example link is available:

<a href="EVIL:%">Here</a>

Solution / Fix

Google Chrome Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has addressed this issue in Chrome 0.2.149.29. Contact the vendor for details on obtaining the appropriate update.

References

Google Chrome Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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