Privilege escalation in Google Chrome
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 than CVE-2012-5112.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15156 (Tool Signature, signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/50954 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail (Vendor Advisory)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/10/stable-channel-update_6105.html (Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/86156 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- blog.chromium.org/2012/10/pwnium-2-results-and-wrap-up_10.html (Vendor Advisory)
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79186 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-5376?
- CVE-2012-5376 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2012-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2012-5376?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.