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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-0675 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:59:37.931Z

Reserved: 2010-02-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2010-0644

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2010-02-18T18:00:00.410

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-0644

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