# CVE-2012-1846: Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the sandbox protection mechanism by leveraging access to a sandboxed

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-03-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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."

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## References

- http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
- 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://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-google-chrome-browser-sandbox-first-to-fall/10588
- http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177576000761237505
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14940
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74324

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