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Status: WontFix
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Closed: May 2017
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Type: Bug-Security



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Security: Whenever search begins with "-" (Hyphen) character , no results are getting displayed.

Reported by vijaybab...@gmail.com, May 13 2017

Issue description

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VULNERABILITY DETAILS
Whenever search begins with "-" (Hyphen) character , no results are getting displayed.

VERSION
Chrome Version: Version 58.0.3029.110 (64-bit)
Operating System: Windows 10

REPRODUCTION CASE
Search with a hyphen (-) character in google text box.

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Google_Hyphen_Search_Error.png
75.2 KB View Download
Status: WontFix (was: Unconfirmed)
The issue reported is not a security vulnerability in Chrome. 

If you wish to search for the literal string -search you must wrap it in quotes or it is treated as "Show results for an empty search and (thanks to the minus) remove any that do contain the word "search". 
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Comment 2 by sheriffbot@chromium.org, Aug 20 2017

Labels: -Restrict-View-SecurityTeam allpublic
This bug has been closed for more than 14 weeks. Removing security view restrictions.

For more details visit https://www.chromium.org/issue-tracking/autotriage - Your friendly Sheriffbot

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