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    CVE-2008-6996

    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.

    Published:Aug 18, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 18, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.13335
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    Chrome

    Exploits

    http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6355

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2
    http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=1793
    http://www.osvdb.org/48261
    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/1/495954/100/100/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495959/100/100/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495987/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496048/100/100/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496049
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31000
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44904
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6355
    http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2
    http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=1793
    http://www.osvdb.org/48261
    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/1/495954/100/100/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495959/100/100/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495987/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496048/100/100/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496049
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31000
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44904
    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6355

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High