CVE-2010-2298: Google Chrome

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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)

Published 2010-06-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.