CVE-2008-6996
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 6.4%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 6.4% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-6955)
- Published
- August 19, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6955 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- google / chrome
References
- http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2(Exploit)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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