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.
Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
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Chrome | * | 42.0.2311.152 (including) | |
Supplementary for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | RedHat | chromium-browser-0:43.0.2357.65-1.el6_6 | * |
Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | devel | * |
Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | precise | * |
Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
Chromium-browser | Ubuntu | wily | * |