CVE-2015-1288

The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 44.0.2403.89 does not use an HTTPS session for downloading a Hunspell dictionary, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to deliver incorrect spelling suggestions or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, a related issue to CVE-2015-1263.

Published: 2015-07-23 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1288 is rated Moderate Risk (52.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.85%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1288

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-06-04 0.97% 0.85% -0.12%
2 2025-03-30 1.44% 0.97% -0.47%
3 2025-03-29 — 1.44% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1288

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1288

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1288

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2015-1288: 1 GLSA(s) (201603-09), 1 atom(s) (www-client/chromium); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2015-1288
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1288
ubuntu negligible CVE-2015-1288 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (chromium-browser, oxide-qt), 12 status rows across 6 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily): not-affected 4, released 4, DNE 2, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1288

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1288

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google chrome <= 43.0.2357.134 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus 6.7z cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_supplementary_eus:6.7z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation_supplementary:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.1 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 13.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1288

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