# CVE-2008-7061: 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 a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2009-08-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496101/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496151/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30975
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496172/100/100/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496094/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45039
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496078/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496146/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496138/100/0/threaded
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2008/09/beta-release-0214930.html
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/views/tooltip_manager.cc?r1=1287&r2=2042&pathrev=2042
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496145/100/0/threaded
- http://www.blackhat.org.il/exploits/chrome-freeze-exploit.html
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=2042
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496126/100/0/threaded
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/chrome/browser/render_widget_host_hwnd.cc?r1=1287&r2=2042&pathrev=2042
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32311

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