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CVE-2015-1244

The URLRequest::GetHSTSRedirect function in url_request/url_request.cc in Google Chrome before 42...

5.0 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.44%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2015-1244
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2015-1244
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-1385 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2015-1385
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g86g-ggjj-ppxm No score

The URLRequest::GetHSTSRedirect function in url_request/url_request.cc in Google Chrome before 42...

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.

Record
GHSA-g86g-ggjj-ppxm
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2015-0164 No score

Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

Chromium-browser 42.0.2311.90 fixes several security issues, among others a cross-origin-bypass in HTML parser (CVE-2015-1235), a cross-origin-bypass in Blink (CVE-2015-1236), a use-after-free in IPC (CVE-2015-1237), an out-of-bounds write in Skia (CVE-2015-1238), an out-of-bounds read in WebGL (CVE-2015-1240), Tap-Jacking (CVE-2015-1241), type confusion in V8 (CVE-2015-1242), HSTS bypass in WebSockets (CVE-2015-1244), a use-after-free in PDFium (CVE-2015-1245), an out-of-bounds read in Blink (CVE-2015-1246), scheme issues in OpenSearch, (CVE-2015-1247), and a SafeBrowsing bypass (CVE-2015-1248). Also included are various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives (CVE-2015-1249), and multiple vulnerabilities in V8 have been fixed at the tip of the 4.2 branch (currently 4.2.77.14) (CVE-2015-3333).

Record
MGASA-2015-0164
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 No score

chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score

ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1244 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1244
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2570-1 No score

oxide-qt vulnerabilities

An issue was discovered in the HTML parser in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same-origin restrictions. (CVE-2015-1235)

An issue was discovered in the Web Audio API implementation in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to bypass same-origin restrictions. (CVE-2015-1236)

A use-after-free was discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the sandboxed render process. (CVE-2015-1237)

An out-of-bounds write was discovered in Skia. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-1238)

An out-of-bounds read was discovered in the WebGL implementation. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash. (CVE-2015-1240)

An issue was discovered with the interaction of page navigation and touch event handling. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct "tap jacking" attacks. (CVE-2015-1241)

A type confusion bug was discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash, or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the sandboxed render process. (CVE-2015-1242)

It was discovered that websocket connections were not upgraded whenever a HSTS policy is active. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct a machine-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. (CVE-2015-1244)

An out-of-bounds read was discovered in Blink. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via renderer crash. (CVE-2015-1246)

Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-1249)

A use-after-free was discovered in the file picker implementation. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2015-1321)

Multiple security issues were discovered in V8. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via renderer crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the sandboxed render process. (CVE-2015-3333)

Record
USN-2570-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chromium-browser
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 16 CVEs
before 42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u1, plus listed versions
41.0.2272.118-1
42.0.2311.90-1~deb8u1
chromium-browser-stable
Mageia:4
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 42.0.2311.90-1.mga4
42.0.2311.90-1.mga4
chromium-browser
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
before 0:42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6
0:42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6
chromium-browser-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_extras:6
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
before 0:42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6
0:42.0.2311.90-1.el6_6
chromium-browser
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089, plus listed versions
29.0.1547.65-0ubuntu231.0.1650.63-0ubuntu1~20131204.132.0.1700.107-0ubuntu1~20140204.977.133.0.1750.152-0ubuntu1~pkg995.134.0.1847.116-0ubuntu2
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36.0.1985.125-0ubuntu1.14.04.0~pkg102937.0.2062.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104237.0.2062.120-0ubuntu0.14.04.1~pkg104938.0.2125.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106139.0.2171.65-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106440.0.2214.94-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106840.0.2214.111-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.106941.0.2272.76-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1076
43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089
oxide-qt
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1
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1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
oxide-qt
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
1.0.0~bzr437-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr452-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr475-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr490-0ubuntu11.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu1
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1.0.0~bzr501-0ubuntu21.0.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.0.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.1.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.2.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.3.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.4.3-0ubuntu0.14.04.11.5.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.31.5.6-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
1.6.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 719 CVEs
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1
55.0.2883.75-3.1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1
113.0.5672.92-1.1

History

History
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In short

CVE-2015-1244 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Google Chrome, published April 19, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in chromium-browser 43.0.2357.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.1089.

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