CVE-2012-1846
Published: 22 March 2012
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."
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | Google claims this is a flash bug, VUPEN claims it isn't and that Google is simply speculating. VUPEN won't release the exploit to Google to fix it, and access to the exploit is behind a paywall, so there is nothing to do. Marking deferred for now. Will re-open if new information is available. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
chromium-browser Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
hardy |
Does not exist
|
| lucid |
Ignored
(end of life, was deferred)
|
|
| maverick |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| natty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| oneiric |
Ignored
(end of life, was deferred)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life, was deferred)
|
|
| quantal |
Ignored
(end of life, was deferred)
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
References
- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-google-chrome-browser-sandbox-first-to-fall/10588
- 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/
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177576000761237505
- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-1846
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian