CVE-2010-3118 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information by reading network traffic generated by the Omnibox autosuggest feature when passwords are entered.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-3118?

CVE-2010-3118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 24 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The autosuggest feature in the Omnibox implementation in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.127 does not anticipate entry of passwords, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the network traffic generated by this feature.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3118?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2010-3118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-3118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q72h-v39f-h6r6.

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