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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2015-05-20T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:40:18.150Z

Reserved: 2015-01-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-1263

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-20T10:59:15.307

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:25:01.047

Link: CVE-2015-1263

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1263 - Bugzilla