CVE-2014-7948 | Vulnetix

CVE-2014-7948 PUBLISHED

Reported by chrome · Published January 22, 2015

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.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	n/a	*

Timeline

Jan 22, 2015 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
Mar 5, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
Mar 5, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
May 6, 2026 CVE Updated
Oct 17, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

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References

62665 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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62575 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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USN-2476-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
72288 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
GLSA-201502-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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1031623 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
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openSUSE-SU-2015:0441 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
RHSA-2015:0093 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
62383 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
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