CVE-2008-6997
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an IMG tag with a long src attribute, which triggers the crash when the victim performs an "Inspect Element" action.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an IMG tag with a long src attribute, which triggers the crash when the victim performs an "Inspect Element" action.
- Record
CVE-2008-6997- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an IMG tag with a long src attribute, which triggers the crash when the victim performs an "Inspect Element" action.
- Record
CVE-2008-6997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-6956 No score
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an IMG tag with a long src attribute, which triggers the crash when the victim performs an "Inspect Element" action.
- Record
EUVD-2008-6956- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jp8p-2mrh-r972 No score
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via an IMG tag with a long src attribute, which triggers the crash when the victim performs an "Inspect Element" action.
- Record
GHSA-jp8p-2mrh-r972- 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 - Inspect Element Denial of Service | 2008-09-05 |
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-2008-6997 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 3.68%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
