CVE-2015-1244

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductGoogle Chrome
PublishedApr 19, 2015
First seenApr 19, 2015

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
google chromev ≤ 42.0.2311.60—
canonical ubuntu_linux14.04, 14.10, 15.04—
debian debian_linux8.0—

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