CVE-2015-1288

chromium-browser: Spell checking dictionaries fetched over HTTP in unspecified

Published Jul 23, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3315-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1429 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.
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