# CVE-2012-5376: The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-10-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Inter-process Communication (IPC) implementation in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.94 allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions and write to arbitrary files by leveraging access to a renderer process, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5112.

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## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15156
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50954
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154983
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/10/stable-channel-update_6105.html
- http://osvdb.org/86156
- http://blog.chromium.org/2012/10/pwnium-2-results-and-wrap-up_10.html
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=154987
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79186

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