CVE-2012-1846

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."

Weakness classification

• CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org — Not Applicable
• cve@mitre.org — Broken Link
• cve@mitre.org — Press/Media Coverage
• cve@mitre.org — Press/Media Coverage
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Not Applicable
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Press/Media Coverage
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Press/Media Coverage
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory