CVE-2012-5376
CRITICAL
9.6
CVSS Score
Published: October 11, 2012 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChrome
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Severity
CRITICAL9.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.chromium.org/2012/10/pwnium-2-results-and-wrap-up_10.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154983x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154987x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/10/stable-channel-update_6105.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79186VDB EntrySignaturex_refsource_OVALTool Signature
Source: [email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15156CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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