Information disclosure in Google Chrome

CVE-2010-0644

Google Chrome before 4.0.249.89, when a SOCKS 5 proxy server is configured, sends DNS queries directly, which allows remote DNS servers to obtain potentially sensitive information about the identity of a client user via request logging, as demonstrated by a proxy server that was configured for the purpose of anonymity.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.009 (54.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Google Chrome — versions 0.2.149.27, 2.0.172, 0.2.153.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References