CVE-2010-1851: Infoleak

Published May 7, 2010
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Updated

Google Chrome, when the Invisible Hand extension is enabled, uses cookies during background HTTP requests in a possibly unexpected manner, which might allow remote web servers to identify specific persons and their product searches via HTTP request logging, related to a "cross-site data leakage" issue.

Affected Software

252 affected components
Google Chrome=4.0.267.0
Google Chrome=4.0.248.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.5
Google Chrome=4.0.249.46
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1017
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1041
Google Chrome=4.0.249.74
Google Chrome=2.0.172.8
Google Chrome=4.0.249.69
Google Chrome=4.0.249.25
Google Chrome=3.0.182.2
Google Chrome=4.0.222.5
Google Chrome=4.0.249.53
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1001
Google Chrome=4.0.249.40
Google Chrome=4.0.256.0
Google Chrome=4.0.245.0
Google Chrome=4.0.259.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.14
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1039
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1011
Google Chrome=4.0.249.12
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1022
Google Chrome=4.0.249.1
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1027
Google Chrome=3.0.195.38
Google Chrome=4.0.249.10
Google Chrome=4.0.251.0
Google Chrome=4.0.255.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.20
Google Chrome=2.0.172.38
Google Chrome=1.0.154.59
Google Chrome=4.0.287.0
Google Chrome=4.0.302.2
Google Chrome=4.0.275.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1008
Google Chrome=4.0.249.52
Google Chrome=4.0.249.11
Google Chrome=4.0.249.35
Google Chrome=4.0.295.0
Google Chrome=1.0.154.53
Google Chrome=4.0.229.1
Google Chrome=4.0.249.39
Google Chrome=2.0.170.0
Google Chrome=4.0.266.0
Google Chrome=4.0.212.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.21
Google Chrome=4.0.237.1
Google Chrome=4.0.247.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1019
Google Chrome=4.0.223.5
Google Chrome=4.0.257.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1042
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1012
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1006
Google Chrome=4.0.261.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.34
Google Chrome=4.0.237.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1063
Google Chrome=2.0.169.1
Google Chrome=4.0.249.38
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1014
Google Chrome=4.0.301.0
Google Chrome=2.0.172.33
Google Chrome=4.0.249.36
Google Chrome=4.0.254.0
Google Chrome=4.0.243.0
Google Chrome=4.0.223.8
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1028
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1007
Google Chrome=4.0.302.3
Google Chrome=4.0.249.65
Google Chrome=4.0.249.55
Google Chrome=4.0.222.0
Google Chrome=4.0.250.2
Google Chrome=4.0.239.0
Google Chrome=3.0.195.33
Google Chrome=4.0.300.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1059
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1045
Google Chrome=4.0.249.45
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1009
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1043
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1036
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1018
Google Chrome=4.0.288.0
Google Chrome=2.0.172.27
Google Chrome=4.0.264.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.80
Google Chrome=4.0.290.0
Google Chrome=4.0.240.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1038
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1034
Google Chrome=4.0.236.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.29
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1058
Google Chrome=4.0.278.0
Google Chrome=1.0.154.65
Google Chrome=4.0.249.62
Google Chrome=4.1.249.0
Google Chrome=4.0.265.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.31
Google Chrome=4.0.245.1
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1029
Google Chrome=4.0.223.0
Google Chrome=4.0.263.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1051
Google Chrome=4.0.249.75
Google Chrome=0.1.38.4
Google Chrome=4.0.249.4
Google Chrome=4.0.242.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.44
Google Chrome=4.0.249.9
Google Chrome=4.0.249.50
Google Chrome=3.0.195.27
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1048
Google Chrome=4.0.249.43
Google Chrome=4.0.249.16
Google Chrome=4.0.275.1
Google Chrome=4.0.249.72
Google Chrome=4.0.249.18
Google Chrome=4.0.249.28
Google Chrome=4.0.249.33
Google Chrome=3.0.195.25
Google Chrome=4.0.249.58
Google Chrome=4.0.302.0
Google Chrome=4.0.299.0
Google Chrome=4.0.223.1
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1025
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1010
Google Chrome=4.0.249.49
Google Chrome=4.0.249.66
Google Chrome=4.0.249.59
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1057
Google Chrome=4.0.249.68
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1050
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1053
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1026
Google Chrome=4.0.249.23
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1024
Google Chrome=3.0.195.36
Google Chrome=4.0.249.63
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1031
Google Chrome=4.0.222.12
Google Chrome=4.0.250.0
Google Chrome=4.0.223.2
Google Chrome=2.0.172.2
Google Chrome=4.0.305.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1032
Google Chrome=4.0.249.60
Google Chrome=4.0.292.0
Google Chrome=4.0.269.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1004
Google Chrome=4.0.249.78
Google Chrome=4.0.249.6
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1044
Google Chrome=1.0.154.64
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1064
Google Chrome=4.0.260.0
Google Chrome=4.0.304.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.81
Google Chrome=4.0.249.76
Google Chrome=2.0.169.0
Google Chrome=4.0.212.1
Google Chrome=0.1.38.1
Google Chrome=4.0.272.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1047
Google Chrome=4.0.249.7
Google Chrome=4.0.241.0
Google Chrome=0.1.40.1
Google Chrome=4.0.249.32
Google Chrome=4.0.249.8
Google Chrome=4.0.249.48
Google Chrome=2.0.172.30
Google Chrome=0.1.42.3
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1052
Google Chrome=4.0.244.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1060
Google Chrome=4.0.223.7
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1056
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1033
Google Chrome=4.0.252.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.82
Google Chrome=4.0.249.26
Google Chrome=4.0.249.70
Google Chrome=4.0.294.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.71
Google Chrome=4.0.249.54
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1030
Google Chrome=4.0.249.37
Google Chrome=4.0.223.9
Google Chrome=4.0.249.22
Google Chrome=4.0.246.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1016
Google Chrome=4.0.224.0
Google Chrome=0.1.42.2
Google Chrome=4.0.249.57
Google Chrome=3.0.190.2
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1055
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1046
Google Chrome=4.0.249.89
Google Chrome=4.0.271.0
Google Chrome=4.0.268.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.41
Google Chrome=4.0.249.2
Google Chrome=4.0.235.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.30
Google Chrome=4.0.289.0
Google Chrome=4.0.296.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.47
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1023
Google Chrome=4.0.249.73
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1037
Google Chrome=4.0.258.0
Google Chrome=4.0.223.4
Google Chrome=4.0.249.17
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1062
Google Chrome=4.0.249.61
Google Chrome=4.0.277.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.64
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1049
Google Chrome=4.0.249.77
Google Chrome=4.0.286.0
Google Chrome=2.0.172.28
Google Chrome=4.0.249.42
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1035
Google Chrome=4.0.249.3
Google Chrome=4.0.262.0
Google Chrome=4.0.249.19
Google Chrome=4.0.249.24
Google Chrome=4.0.249.56
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1040
Google Chrome=0.1.38.2
Google Chrome=4.0.249.27
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1061
Google Chrome=4.0.302.1
Google Chrome=4.0.276.0
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1054
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1020
Google Chrome=4.0.249.67
Google Chrome=2.0.172.37
Google Chrome=3.0.195.37
Google Chrome=4.0.288.1
Google Chrome=4.0.303.0
Google Chrome=4.0.222.1
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1015
Google Chrome=4.0.221.8
Google Chrome=4.0.249.51
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1013
Google Chrome=4.1.249.1021
Google Chrome=4.0.249.79

Event History

May 7, 2010
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:43 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:43 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:24 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2010-1851?

CVE-2010-1851 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for unauthorized identification of users through background HTTP requests.

2

How do I fix CVE-2010-1851?

To mitigate CVE-2010-1851, users should disable the Invisible Hand extension in Google Chrome or upgrade to a later version of Chrome that addresses this vulnerability.

3

Which versions of Google Chrome are affected by CVE-2010-1851?

CVE-2010-1851 affects multiple versions of Google Chrome, including 2.0.172.8 up to versions before 4.0.249.1026.

4

What can attackers do with CVE-2010-1851?

Attackers could potentially exploit CVE-2010-1851 to correlate personal product searches and user activity through captured HTTP request data.

5

Is it safe to use Google Chrome with CVE-2010-1851 present?

Using Google Chrome versions affected by CVE-2010-1851 poses privacy risks, and it's recommended to either update Chrome or disable the vulnerable extension.

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