chromium-browser: Character spoofing in omnibox
Published Sep 3, 2015
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.47%
Description
The UnescapeURLWithAdjustmentsImpl implementation in net/base/escape.cc in Google Chrome before 45.0.2454.85 does not prevent display of Unicode LOCK characters in the omnibox, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof the SSL lock icon by placing one of these characters at the end of a URL, as demonstrated by the omnibox in localizations for right-to-left languages.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2015:1712
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:45.0.2454.85-2.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2015:1712 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
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Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 72.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 70.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 71.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 79.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 78.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 76.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.63% (0.00633) | 75.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/09/stable-channel-update.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00013.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1712.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3351 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033472 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1296 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259164 Issue Tracking
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=421332 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1180393003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://codereview.chromium.org/1189553002/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1296
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1296
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