CVE-2012-5376
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and write to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a renderer process, a different vulnerability…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and write to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a renderer process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5112.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.14% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://blog.chromium.org/2012/10/pwnium-2-results-and-wrap-up_10.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154983Vendor Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154987Vendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/10/stable-channel-update_6105.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/86156Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50954Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79186Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15156Tool Signature
- http://blog.chromium.org/2012/10/pwnium-2-results-and-wrap-up_10.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154983Vendor Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154987Vendor Advisory
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/10/stable-channel-update_6105.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/86156Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50954Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79186Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15156Tool Signature
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.