CVE-2010-0556

Description

browser/login/login_prompt.cc in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.89 populates an authentication dialog with credentials that were stored by Password Manager for a different web site, which allows user-assisted remote HTTP servers to obtain sensitive information via a URL that requires authentication, as demonstrated by a URL in the SRC attribute of an IMG element.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.31%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory google.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38177 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/62319 vdb entry
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023583 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0361 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=32718
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14407 vdb entry signature
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/02/stable-channel-update.html patch
http://www.vsecurity.com/advisory/20100215-1.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/56216 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/38545 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/509543/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0556?
CVE-2010-0556 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0556?
To fix CVE-2010-0556, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-0556 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0556 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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