CVE-2010-0656

Description

WebKit before r51295, as used in Google Chrome before 4.0.249.78, presents a directory-listing page in response to an XMLHttpRequest for a file:/// URL that corresponds to a directory, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted local HTML document.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.61%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory google.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:039 vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/01/stable-channel-update_25.html patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2722 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1006-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/41856 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041383.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023506 vdb entry
http://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/chromium-security-bugs vendor advisory
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/51295
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38372 vdb entry
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=20450
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14501 signature vdb entry
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31329
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0552 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041432.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-May/041436.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0656?
CVE-2010-0656 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0656?
To fix CVE-2010-0656, 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-2010-0656 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-0656 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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