CVE-2015-1288

CWE-177 documents6 sources
Severity
6.8MEDIUM
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.16%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Google ChromeDebian Debian LinuxOpensuse Opensuse+4 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 23
Latest updateMay 14

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 vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages5 packages

▶NVDgoogle/chrome43.0.2357.134
▶Ubuntuchromium-browser< 44.0.2403.89-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1095
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse13.1, 13.2+1

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
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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CVEList
CVE-2015-1288: The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 44↗2015-07-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Spell checking dictionaries fetched over HTTP in unspecified↗2015-07-21
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8540 libpng: underflow read in png_check_keyword()↗2015-12-14
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Bugzilla
CVE-2015-1288 chromium-browser: Spell checking dictionaries fetched over HTTP in unspecified↗2015-07-22
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CVE-2015-1288 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.8) | The Spellcheck API implementation i | cvebase.io