# CVE-2012-5155: Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 on Mac OS X does not use an appropriate sandboxing approach for worker processes, which makes it easier fo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-01-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Google Chrome before 24.0.1312.52 on Mac OS X does not use an appropriate sandboxing approach for worker processes, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

## What to do

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## References

- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2013/01/stable-channel-update.html
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=163208

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