CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2012-5376

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Oct 11, 2012 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.6
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
9.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
HIGH
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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.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
ChromeGoogle*22.0.1229.94 (excluding)
Chromium-browserUbuntulucid*
Chromium-browserUbuntunatty*
Chromium-browserUbuntuoneiric*
Chromium-browserUbuntuprecise*
Chromium-browserUbuntuquantal*
Chromium-browserUbuntuupstream*

Potential Mitigations

References