CVE-2015-1288

Severity

68%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 6.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 9 years ago

2015-07-23 00:59:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-30 16:27:00

Affected Software

Debian Linux 8.0 (Jessie)

8.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary 6.0 (v. 6)

6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary 6.0 (v. 6)

6.0

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary EUS 6.7z

6.7z

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary 6.0 (v. 6)

6.0

OpenSUSE 13.1

13.1

OpenSUSE 13.2

13.2

References

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html

Patch, Vendor Advisory

openSUSE-SU-2015:1287

RHSA-2015:1499

DSA-3315

75973

1033031

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=479162

https://codereview.chromium.org/1056103005

GLSA-201603-09

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