CVE-2014-7948: google chrome Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-7948 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-01-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.