CVE-2015-1244 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1244?

CVE-2015-1244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 19 Apr 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 URLRequest::GetHSTSRedirect function in url_request/url_request.cc in Google Chrome before 42.0.2311.90 does not replace the ws scheme with the wss scheme whenever an HSTS Policy is active, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network for WebSocket traffic.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1244?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1244?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-1244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-g86g-ggjj-ppxm, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1244.