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GHSA-PJJF-XFV6-M83W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 02:38 – Updated: 2022-05-14 02:38

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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.

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CVE-2008-6996 (GCVE-0-2008-6996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-18 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 11:49

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

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Date Public ?

2008-09-02 00:00

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GHSA-PJJF-XFV6-M83W

CVE-2008-6996 (GCVE-0-2008-6996)

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