CVE-2015-1263: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Spellcheck API implementation in Google Chrome before 43.0.2357.65 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.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 8.0 only
• Google Chrome: up to and including 42.0.2311.152

Published 2015-05-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.