CVE-2010-2298 — 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

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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

Published Jun 15, 2010

10.0

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.58%

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

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.58% 0.01577

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01577

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.58% (0.01577)	74.58th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.58% (0.01577)	72.20th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.41% (0.00408)	59.05th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.39% (0.00389)	74.11th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.39% (0.00389)	72.56th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.39% (0.00389)	69.08th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (4)

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

Link	Providers	Tags
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=43304		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40072		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14154		vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jun 15, 2010

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Jun 15, 2010

Link CVE-2010-2298

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2010-2298

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2010-2298