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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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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Status : Deferred
Published: 2010-02-18T18:00:00.410
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-0644

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