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CVE-2012-1846

N/A
Published: March 22, 2012 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:40 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChrome

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

Google 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."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Chrome· Googlenpm
95%
v ≤ 17.0.963.66

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCNot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177576000761237505
x_refsource_MISCPress/Media Coverage
Source: [email protected]
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/21/meet-the-hackers-who-sell-spies-the-tools-to-crack-your-pc-and-get-paid-six-figure-fees/
x_refsource_MISCPress/Media Coverage
Source: [email protected]
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-google-chrome-browser-sandbox-first-to-fall/10588
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74324
VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14940

CVSS

10HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-668

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