---
id: 8725
title: "Chrome OS exploit: one byte overflow and symlinks"
source_domain: projectzero.google
source_url: "https://projectzero.google/2016/12/chrome-os-exploit-one-byte-overflow-and.html"
published_at: "2016-12-14T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["privilege-escalation", "exploit", "guest-post", "symlink", "project-zero", "chrome-os", "one-byte-overflow"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8725"
lang: en
---

# Chrome OS exploit: one byte overflow and symlinks

## Summary

A guest post detailing a Chrome OS exploit that combines a one-byte overflow with symlink tricks to escalate privileges, written by an external researcher.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** projectzero.google
- **Published:** 2016-12-14T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://projectzero.google/2016/12/chrome-os-exploit-one-byte-overflow-and.html
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8725