Improper Authentication
CVE-2010-4488
Summary
Google Chrome before 8.0.552.215 does not properly handle HTTP proxy authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
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CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published