Google Chrome 'URLRequest::GetHSTSRedirect' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Google Chrome is a web browsing tool developed by Google. A security vulnerability exists in the 'URLRequest::GetHSTSRedirect' function in the urlrequest/urlrequest.cc file in versions of Google Chrome prior to 42.0.2311.90, which stems from a program that failed to replace the ws scheme with the...

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1244

The URLRequest::GetHSTSRedirect function in urlrequest/urlrequest.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...