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CVE-2015-1269 Detail

Description

The DecodeHSTSPreloadRaw function in net/http/transport_security_state.cc in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.130 does not properly canonicalize DNS hostnames before making comparisons to HSTS or HPKP preload entries, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a string that (1) ends in a . (dot) character or (2) is not entirely lowercase.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  06/26/2015

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.3 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6

Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/06/chrome-stable-update.html Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-06/msg00057.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00012.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1188.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3315
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75336
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032731
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2652-1
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=461481
https://codereview.chromium.org/1149753002
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-18

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-1269
NVD Published Date:
06/26/2015
NVD Last Modified:
12/30/2016