CVE-2008-6996 Other in n/a
Chrome fails to prompt before saving executables, allowing attackers to cause disk consumption or facilitate malware execution via malicious URLs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-6996?
CVE-2008-6996 is a medium-severity 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
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2008-6996 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-6996 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pjjf-xfv6-m83w.