UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1263

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1263
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1263.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1263
Upstream
  • CVE-2015-1263
Published
2015-05-20T10:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:19Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / chromium-browser

Package

Name
chromium-browser
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/chromium-browser@43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089

Affected versions

29.*
29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu2
31.*
31.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.1
32.*
32.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.1
33.*
33.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.1
34.*
34.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2
36.*
36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg1029
37.*
37.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1042
37.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg1049
38.*
38.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1061
39.*
39.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1064
40.*
40.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1068
40.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1069
41.*
41.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1076

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser",
            "binary_version": "43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-browser-l10n",
            "binary_version": "43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-chromedriver",
            "binary_version": "43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg",
            "binary_version": "43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra",
            "binary_version": "43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1263.json"