CVEvulnerability

CVE-2015-1288

6.8 MEDIUM Published 2015-07-23 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2015-07-23
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-17

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.

Affected configurations

• google chrome (<= 43.0.2357.134) • debian debian linux 8.0 • redhat enterprise linux desktop supplementary 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux server supplementary 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux server supplementary eus 6.7z • redhat enterprise linux workstation supplementary 6.0 • opensuse opensuse 13.1 • opensuse opensuse 13.2

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

References