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CVE-2018-6849 (GCVE-0-2018-6849)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-04-01 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 06:17
VLAI
Summary
In the WebRTC component in DuckDuckGo 4.2.0, after visiting a web site that attempts to gather complete client information (such as https://ip.voidsec.com), the browser can disclose a private IP address in a STUN request.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-04-01 00:00
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