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CVE-2008-6996 The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package chromium-browser  (opens in a new tab)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-CHROMIUMBROWSER-599588
  • published19 Aug 2020
  • disclosed19 Aug 2009
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Introduced: 19 Aug 2009

CVE-2008-6996  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Debian security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Debian:9.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Debian.

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.