Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2015-1288
The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 does not use an HTTPS session for downloading a Hunspell dictionary, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to deliver incorrect spelling suggestions or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, a related issue to CVE-2015-1263.
EPSS: 0.011 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Opensuse — versions 13.1, 13.2
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_supplementary — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus — versions 6.7z
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary — versions 6.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)