Security News > 2019 > January > Google Partially Patches Flaw in Chrome for Android 3 Years After Disclosure
2019-01-03 12:48
Google has finally patched a privacy vulnerability in its Chrome web browser for Android that exposes users' device model and firmware version, eventually enabling remote attackers to identify unpatched devices and exploit known vulnerabilities. The vulnerability, which has not yet given any CVE number, is an information disclosure bug that resides in the way the Google Chrome for Android
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