CVE-2008-6995

Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - Denial of Service via URI Handler Integer Underflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-6995. PoCs published by Rishi Narang.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a DoS vulnerability in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 by triggering a crash via an undefined handler followed by a special character in a URL. The PoC leverages a malformed link to cause a crash without user interaction.

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Rishi Narang · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6353

This exploit demonstrates a DoS vulnerability in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 by triggering a crash via an undefined handler followed by a special character in a URL. The PoC leverages a malformed link to cause a crash without user interaction.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Google Chrome Browser 0.2.149.27
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious link
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=122
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/47908
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-09/0028.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44899
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30983
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6353

Scores

EPSS 0.0807
EPSS Percentile 92.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (1)
google/chrome 0.2.149.27
Published Aug 19, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026