Vulnerability CVE-2015-1263
Published: 2015-05-20

Description:
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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Google -> Chrome 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/05/stable-channel-update_19.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00091.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00015.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3267
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74723
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032375
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=479162
https://codereview.chromium.org/1056103005
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201506-04
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