CVE-2014-7948

Published Jan 22, 2015

Last updated a year ago

Overview

Description: The AppCacheUpdateJob::URLFetcher::OnResponseStarted function in content/browser/appcache/appcache_update_job.cc in Google Chrome before 40.0.2214.91 proceeds with AppCache caching for SSL sessions even if there is an X.509 certificate error, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTML5 application content via a crafted certificate.
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 4.3
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 8.6
Vector string: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-310

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "B248CC65-0394-4432-9520-52E99C17EA4A",
            "versionEndIncluding": "40.0.2214.85"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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