CVE-2008-6994 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2008-6994?

CVE-2008-6994 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 18 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SaveAs feature (SaveFileAsWithFilter function) in win_util.cc in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page with a long TITLE element, which triggers the overflow when the user saves the page and a long filename is generated. NOTE: it might be possible to exploit this issue via an HTTP response that includes a long filename in a Content-Disposition header.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6994?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6994?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2008-6994 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6994 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5467-vhqx-qjxg.