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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.08% probability · 63th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-17
- Affected
- google/chrome · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop supplementary · redhat/enterprise linux server supplementary · redhat/enterprise linux server supplementary eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation supplementary · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=479162
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1056103005
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/07/stable-channel-update_21.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00038.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1499.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75973
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033031
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=479162
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1056103005
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.