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CVE-2015-1296 json

The UnescapeURLWithAdjustmentsImpl implementation in net/base/escape.cc in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 does not prevent display of Un…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-1437

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The UnescapeURLWithAdjustmentsImpl implementation in net/base/escape.cc in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 does not prevent display of Unicode LOCK characters in the omnibox, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof the SSL lock icon by placing one of these characters at the end of a URL, as demonstrated by the omnibox in localizations for right-to-left languages.

Patch / fix

  • chromium-browser Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 45.0.2454.85-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1097

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1296

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • chromium-browser RHEL 6 EXTRAS 45.0.2454.85-2.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:1712

  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 55.0.2883.75-3.1
  • chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 113.0.5672.92-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-1296 updated cvss 6.8

chromium-browser: Character spoofing in omnibox

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 45.0.2454.85-2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 45.0.2454.85-2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser 45.0.2454.85-2.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:1712

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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