CVE-2010-2298

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-06-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 5.0.375.70 — fixed in 5.0.375.70

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 5.0.375.70. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=43304
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14154
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=43304
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40072
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14154

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