CVE-2010-2298 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2010-2298?

CVE-2010-2298 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 15 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

browser/renderer_host/database_dispatcher_host.cc in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 on Linux does not properly handle ViewHostMsg_DatabaseOpenFile messages in chroot-based sandboxing, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via vectors involving fchdir and chdir calls.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2298?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-2298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-wp7p-gx6m-mp9w.