CVE-2012-5376 describes a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 22.0.1229.94, where a flaw in the Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation allows remote attackers to bypass sandbox restrictions. This enables an attacker, by compromising a renderer process, to write to arbitrary files on the system, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 9.6, this vulnerability is considered critical, but there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 22.0.1229.94CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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