CVE-2010-2298 describes a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 5.0.375.70 on Linux, specifically within the browser's database dispatcher host component. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass chroot-based sandboxing restrictions by manipulating ViewHostMsg_DatabaseOpenFile messages, leveraging fchdir and chdir calls. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.0.375.70CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.