CVE-2014-7948 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-7948?

CVE-2014-7948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 22 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7948?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7948?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-7948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-7948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7v79-m7r5-h737, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7948.