4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-7948
Google Chrome SSL Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 22, 2015, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:22 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-7948 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google chrome

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-7948 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-7948 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/62665 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/62575 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/645123003 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=414026 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/725573004 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/62383 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://codereview.chromium.org/579593003 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=414026
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/725573004
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/579593003
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://codereview.chromium.org/645123003
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/62575
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/62665
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/62383
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62665 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62383 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 12, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 06, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62575
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:40.0.2214.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://codereview.chromium.org/725573004 No Types Assigned https://codereview.chromium.org/725573004 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://codereview.chromium.org/645123003 No Types Assigned https://codereview.chromium.org/645123003 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=414026 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=414026 Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html No Types Assigned http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://codereview.chromium.org/579593003 No Types Assigned https://codereview.chromium.org/579593003 Patch
    Added CWE CWE-310
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-7948 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.74 }} -0.10%

score

0.81165

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability