CVE-2015-1263
chromium-browser: insecure download of spellcheck dictionary in unspecified component
Severity Score
4.3
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 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.
La implementación Spellcheck API en Google Chrome anterior a 43.0.2357.65 no utiliza una sesión HTTPS para descargar un diccionario Hunspell, lo que permite a atacantes man-in-the-middle entregar sugerencias de ortografía incorrectas o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de un fichero manipulado.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2015-01-21 CVE Reserved
- 2015-05-20 CVE Published
- 2024-06-13 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-17: DEPRECATED: Code
CAPEC
References (11)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.html | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74723 | Vdb Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032375 | Vdb Entry | |
| https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=479162 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/1056103005 | X_refsource_confirm |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00091.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00015.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3267 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1263 | 2015-05-25 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1223271 | 2015-05-25 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Google Search vendor "Google" | Chrome Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" | <= 42.0.2311.152 Search vendor "Google" for product "Chrome" and version " <= 42.0.2311.152" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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