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.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62665 | third party advisory |
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/01/stable-update.html | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62575 | third party advisory |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/645123003 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2476-1 | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72288 | vdb entry |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201502-13.xml | vendor advisory |
| https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=414026 | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031623 | vdb entry |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/725573004 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00005.html | vendor advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0093.html | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62383 | third party advisory |
| https://codereview.chromium.org/579593003 |