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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.1
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade chromiumUpgrade chromium-pulse | Dec 10, 2025 | Jan 21, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/chromium. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 22, 2015 |
| Google Chrome | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Google Chrome | Jan 26, 2015 | Jan 21, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade chromium | Dec 18, 2015 | Jan 22, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade oxideqt-codecs-extraUpgrade liboxideqtcore0Upgrade oxideqt-codecs | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 22, 2015 |
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