CVE-2012-1845

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."

• CWE-416

• http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.htmlNot Applicable, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177576000761237505Broken Link
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/21/meet-the-hackers-who-sell-spies-the-tools-to-crack-your-pc-and-get-paid-six-figure-fees/Press/Media Coverage
• http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-google-chrome-browser-sandbox-first-to-fall/10588Press/Media Coverage
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74323Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14843Third Party Advisory
• http://pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.htmlNot Applicable, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177576000761237505Broken Link
• http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/21/meet-the-hackers-who-sell-spies-the-tools-to-crack-your-pc-and-get-paid-six-figure-fees/Press/Media Coverage
• http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-google-chrome-browser-sandbox-first-to-fall/10588Press/Media Coverage
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74323Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14843Third Party Advisory

Published

Mar 22, 2012

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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