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CVE-2008-7061

4.3 · MEDIUM

The tooltip manager (chrome/views/tooltip_manager.cc) in Google Chrome 0.2.149.29 Build 1798 and possibly other versions before 0.2.149.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU…

Published Aug 24, 2009googleCWE-399EPSS 4.26%

Overview

CVE-2008-7061 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on August 24, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The tooltip manager (chrome/views/tooltip_manager.cc) in Google Chrome 0.2.149.29 Build 1798 and possibly other versions before 0.2.149.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or crash) via a tag with a long title attribute, which is not properly handled when displaying a tooltip, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-6994. NOTE: there is inconsistent information about the environments under which this issue exists.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refgooglechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214930.htmlRefsrc.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/browser/render_widget_host_hwnd.cc?r1=1287&r2=2042&pathrev=2042Refsrc.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/views/tooltip_manager.cc?r1=1287&r2=2042&pathrev=2042Refsrc.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=2042Refwww.blackhat.org.il/exploits/chrome-freeze-exploit.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496078/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496094/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496101/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496126/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496138/100/0/threaded

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-7061?

CVE-2008-7061 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting google chrome. It was published on August 24, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-7061?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-7061?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from google. Update chrome to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-7061?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-7061 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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