CVE-2020-15502
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-200
Information Leak / Disclosure
Publication date:
02/07/2020
Last modified:
04/08/2024
Description
The DuckDuckGo application through 5.58.0 for Android, and through 7.47.1.0 for iOS, sends hostnames of visited web sites within HTTPS .ico requests to servers in the duckduckgo.com domain, which might make visit data available temporarily at a Potentially Unwanted Endpoint. NOTE: the vendor has stated "the favicon service adheres to our strict privacy policy.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | 5.58.0 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | 7.47.1.0 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/blob/e2f2d54a6b4452277467db403a3546512401b493/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/global/UriExtension.kt#L83-L88
- https://github.com/duckduckgo/Android/issues/527
- https://github.com/duckduckgo/iOS/blob/1ae03d7221180bd6791cf6f7f06922a96335cf75/Core/AppUrls.swift#L98-L100
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23708166
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23711597



