CVE-2008-6996
Google Chrome BETA (0.2.149.27) does not prompt the user before saving an executable file, which makes it easier for remote attackers or…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 6.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 6.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Google Chrome BETA (0.2.149.27) does not prompt the user before saving an executable file, which makes it easier for remote attackers or malware to cause a denial of service (disk consumption) or exploit other vulnerabilities via a URL that references an executable file, possibly related to the "ask where to save each file before downloading" setting.
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. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Google Chrome 0.2.149.27 - Automatic File Download (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6355remote, windowspublished 3 Sept 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 6355 (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 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.4% · top 6.2% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- 31000 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080904 Re: Google Chrome Automatic File Download (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080902 Google Chrome Automatic File Download (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20080903 RES: Google Chrome Automatic File Download (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20080903 RE: Google Chrome Automatic File Download (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 48261 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20080903 Re: Google Chrome Automatic File Download (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 6355 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20080906 Google Chrome Auto download exploit .. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- googlechrome-file-download(44904) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=1793 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080906 Re: RES: Google Chrome Automatic File Download (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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-2008-6955 (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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