MEDIUM
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 18, 2009
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.68%
Description
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.
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.
3.68% 0.03676
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03676
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 | 3.68% (0.03676) | 89.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.68% (0.03676) | 88.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.02% (0.05024) | 88.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.05% (0.07051) | 85.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.02% (0.05024) | 89.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.38% (0.05381) | 93.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.38% (0.04375) | 92.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 5.32% (0.05319) | 93.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 28, 2024 | 3.82% (0.03825) | 91.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 3.40% (0.03396) | 91.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 3.01% (0.03008) | 89.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2023 | 2.05% (0.02054) | 87.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.88% (0.02883) | 89.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome-inspect-element-denial-of.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/48260 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31038 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44941 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6386 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://badzmanaois.blogspot.com/2008/09/google-chrome-inspect-element-denial-of.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/48260 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31038 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44941 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6386 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 18, 2009
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 17, 2009
Link CVE-2008-6997
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a