CVE-2008-6996 | BDVDB-2026-37932 Detail
Description#
Google Chrome BETA (0.2.149.27) does not prompt the user before saving an executable file, which makes it easier for remote attackers or malware to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or exploit other vulnerabilities via a URL that references an executable file, possibly related to the "ask where to save each file before downloading" setting.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31000
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495987/100/0/threaded
- http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495942/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495951/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495959/100/100/threaded
- http://www.osvdb.org/48261
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495954/100/100/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6355
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496049
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44904
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=1793
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496048/100/100/threaded
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.