Google Toolbar 1.1.60 on Internet Explorer oleaut32.dll google.search width/height denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Toolbar 1.1.60 on Internet Explorer. The impacted element is the function google.search in the library oleaut32.dll. Performing a manipulation of the argument width/height results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2002-1444. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Toolbar 1.1.60 on Internet Explorer. This affects the function google.search in the library oleaut32.dll. The manipulation of the argument width/height with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Google toolbar 1.1.60, when running on Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash with an exception in oleaut32.dll) via malicious HTML, possibly related to small width and height parameters or an incorrect call to the Google.Search() function.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2002. The weakness was shared 08/15/2002 by Silent (Website). The advisory is shared at sztolnia.pl. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1444. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17656 (Google Toolbar < 2.0.114.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9883), Exploit-DB (21712), Tenable (17656), SecurityFocus (BID 5477†) and OSVDB (7898†). The entries VDB-20364 and VDB-23361 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 17656
Nessus Name: Google Toolbar < 2.0.114.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: sztolnia.pl
Researcher: Silent
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-1444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18729
X-Force: 9883
SecurityFocus: 5477 - Google Toolbar Search Function Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 7898 - Google - Toolbar - Search Function - Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 11580 - Google Toolbar Causes Internet Explorer Denial of Service via malicious HTML, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 07/23/2014 12:14 AM
Updated: 04/12/2025 12:20 PM
Changes: 07/23/2014 12:14 AM (70), 06/18/2019 05:52 PM (5), 04/12/2025 12:20 PM (27)
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