CVE-2010-2298
browser/renderer_host/database_dispatcher_host.cc in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 on Linux...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2298- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2010-2298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-2308 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2010-2308- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wp7p-gx6m-mp9w No score
browser/renderer_host/database_dispatcher_host.cc in Google Chrome before 5.0.375.70 on Linux...
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.
- Record
GHSA-wp7p-gx6m-mp9w- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-2298 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Google Chrome, published June 15, 2010. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/40072
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=43304
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14154
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2010/06/stable-channel-update.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2298
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp7p-gx6m-mp9w