{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2008-6998", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Stack-based buffer overflow in chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 and other versions before 0.2.149.29 might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a link target (href attribute) with a large number of path elements, which triggers the overflow when the status bar is updated after the user hovers over the link." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "google-chrome-href-dos(44934)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44934" }, { "name": "http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/gfx/url_elider.cc?r1=1774&r2=1797&pathrev=1797" }, { "name": "google-chrome-urlelider-bo(45032)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45032" }, { "name": "31034", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31034" }, { "name": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214929.html" }, { "name": "6372", "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB", "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6372" }, { "name": "48264", "refsource": "OSVDB", "url": "http://osvdb.org/48264" }, { "name": "http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://shinnok.evonet.ro/vulns_html/chrome.html" }, { "name": "31071", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31071" } ] } }