CVE-2015-1263 — Google Chrome vulnerability

CWE-179 documents5 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUMNVD
NVD4.3OSV4.3
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Google ChromeDebian LinuxOpensuse+4 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 20
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:P/A:NExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶NVDgoogle/chrome43.0.2357.134+1
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse13.1, 13.2+1

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0, Enterprise Linux 6.0, 6.7z

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-78h8-qhmw-gr92: The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 43↗2022-05-17
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GHSA
GHSA-gg9q-x7v7-56vv: The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 44↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2015-1288: The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 44↗2015-07-23
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OSV
CVE-2015-1263: The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 43↗2015-05-20
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Spell checking dictionaries fetched over HTTP in unspecified↗2015-07-21
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: insecure download of spellcheck dictionary in unspecified component↗2015-05-19
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-1263 chromium-browser: insecure download of spellcheck dictionary in unspecified component↗2015-05-20
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