CVE-2008-6995
Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote...
Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a URI with an invalid handler followed by a "%" (percent) character, which triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated using an "about:%" URI.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a URI with an invalid handler followed by a "%" (percent) character, which triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated using an "about:%" URI.
- Record
CVE-2008-6995- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a URI with an invalid handler followed by a "%" (percent) character, which triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated using an "about:%" URI.
- Record
CVE-2008-6995- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6954 No score
Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a URI with an invalid handler followed by a "%" (percent) character, which triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated using an "about:%" URI.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6954- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9mpp-xcmx-6hc8 No score
Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote...
Integer underflow in net/base/escape.cc in chrome.dll in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a URI with an invalid handler followed by a "%" (percent) character, which triggers a buffer over-read, as demonstrated using an "about:%" URI.
- Record
GHSA-9mpp-xcmx-6hc8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - Denial of Service | 2008-09-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-6995 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Google Chrome, published August 18, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.80%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/47908
evilfingers.com/advisory/Google_Chrome_Browser_0.2.149.27_in_chrome_dll.php
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-09/0028.html
src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/net/base/escape.cc?r1=1757&r2=1760&pathrev=1760
evilfingers.com/advisory/google_chrome_poc.php
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=122