CVEvulnerability

CVE-2015-1296

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2015-09-03 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2015-09-03
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-254

Description

The UnescapeURLWithAdjustmentsImpl implementation in net/base/escape.cc in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 does not prevent display of Unicode LOCK characters in the omnibox, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof the SSL lock icon by placing one of these characters at the end of a URL, as demonstrated by the omnibox in localizations for right-to-left languages.

Affected configurations

• google chrome (<= 44.0.2403)

Related

Weakness · not in database (1)

References