CVE-2008-6994
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SaveAs feature (SaveFileAsWithFilter function) in win_util.cc in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 10.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SaveAs feature (SaveFileAsWithFilter function) in win_util.cc in Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page with a long TITLE element, which triggers the overflow when the user saves the page and a long filename is generated. NOTE: it might be possible to exploit this issue via an HTTP response that includes a long filename in a Content-Disposition header.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - 'SaveAs' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6367remote, windowspublished 5 Sept 2008Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 6367 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 6365 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 10.2% · top 4.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- http://www.infoworld.com/d/security-central/critical-vulnerability-patched-in-googles-chrome-599 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- google-chrome-filename-dos(44939) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20080905 Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 'SaveAs' Function Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 6367 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://security.bkis.vn/?p=119 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1414 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31031 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 6365 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/branches/chrome_official_branch/src/chrome/common/win_util.cc?r1=1757&r2=1766&pathrev=1766 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 48259 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- googlechrome-saveas-bo(44935) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31029 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1020823 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-6953 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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