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CVE-2008-6997

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.

  • Published: Aug 19, 2009
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2008-6997
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
google / chrome 0.2.149.27 0.2.149.27.x