#VU44980 Information disclosure in Google Chrome


Published: 2011-06-09 | Updated: 2020-08-11

Vulnerability identifier: #VU44980

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1810

CWE-ID: CWE-200

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) implementation in Google Chrome before 12.0.742.91 does not properly restrict access to the visit history, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Chrome: 12.0.742.0 - 12.0.742.82


External links
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=75643
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2011/06/chrome-stable-release.html
http://osvdb.org/72780
http://secunia.com/advisories/44829
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48129
http://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67893
http://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14433


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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