CVE-2015-1269: google chrome 7PK - Security Features
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-1269 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3Timeline
- 26-06-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.05 pp
From 1.76% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu2 products
- chromium-browser< 43.0.2357.130-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1092
- oxide-qt< 1.7.9-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 43.0.2357.81
2 vendors · 3 products
