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Google Chrome before 4.0.249.89 attempts to make direct connections to web sites when all configured proxy servers are unavailable, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain potentially sensitive information about the identity of a client user via standard HTTP logging, as demonstrated by a proxy server that was configured for the purpose of anonymity

Published Feb 18, 2010

Description

Google Chrome before 4.0.249.89 attempts to make direct connections to web sites when all configured proxy servers are unavailable, which allows remote HTTP servers to obtain potentially sensitive information about the identity of a client user via standard HTTP logging, as demonstrated by a proxy server that was configured for the purpose of anonymity.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 18, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Feb 18, 2010
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a