Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2014-7948

The AppCacheUpdateJob::URLFetcher::OnResponseStarted function in content/browser/appcache/appcache_update_job.cc in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 proceeds with AppCache caching for SSL sessions even if there is an X.509 certificate error, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTML5 application content via a crafted certificate.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.014 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-7948?
CVE-2014-7948 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2015-01-22.
Is CVE-2014-7948 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.