MEDIUM
Google Chrome 0.2.149.29 and 0.2.149.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an HTML document containing a carriage return ("\r\n\r\n") argument to the window.open function
Published Sep 30, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.21%
Description
Google Chrome 0.2.149.29 and 0.2.149.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an HTML document containing a carriage return ("\r\n\r\n") argument to the window.open function.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.21% 0.04206
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04206
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04206) | 90.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04206) | 89.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 13, 2025 | 9.95% (0.09945) | 92.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 8.47% (0.08466) | 91.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.07% (0.11071) | 92.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 15.23% (0.15226) | 91.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.07% (0.11071) | 92.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.78% (0.04782) | 93.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2024 | 5.41% (0.05405) | 93.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 5.68% (0.05682) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 5.92% (0.05922) | 92.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 11, 2023 | 5.23% (0.05230) | 91.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.58% (0.04585) | 91.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://secniche.org/gcrds.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4339 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496688/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31375 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45403 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6554 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secniche.org/gcrds.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4339 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496688/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31375 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45403 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6554 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 30, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 30, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4340
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a