CVE-2012-1846

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1846
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-03-22 16:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionGoogle Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed process, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-668 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google Chrome All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
JavaScript is not available. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 twitter.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
Meet The Hackers Who Sell Spies The Tools To Crack Your PC (And Get Paid Six-Figure Fees) - Forbes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.forbes.com Press/Media Coverage
Pwn2Own 2012: Google Chrome browser sandbox first to fall | ZDNet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zdnet.com Press/Media Coverage
Pwn2Own 2012 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com Not Applicable
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