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.
Published: 2015-01-22
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7798 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.
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History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:03:27.658Z

Reserved: 2014-10-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7948

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-01-22T22:59:27.770

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-7948

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-01-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-7948 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses