{"cve":"CVE-2008-6996","nvd":{"published":"2009-08-19T05:24:52.750","modified":"2026-06-16T23:03:23.443","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://codereview.chromium.org/472/diff/1/2","http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=1793","http://www.osvdb.org/48261","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495942/100/0/threaded","http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495951/100/100/threaded"],"products":["google:chrome"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-6996","score":0.06423,"percentile":0.93704,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}