Google Desktop www.google.com http-equiv="refresh Stored Remote Code Execution

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9.8$5k-$25k0.00

A vulnerability was found in Google Desktop (affected version unknown). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file www.google.com. The manipulation of the argument http-equiv="refresh with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability (Stored). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Google Desktop allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via a man-in-the-middle attack that injects JavaScript, a www.google.com search IFRAME, and a META HTTP-EQUIV="refresh" that targets a www.google.com search for a local .exe file, which is displayed in the "results stored on your computer" portion of the search results, and when clicked invokes Google Desktop to execute this file.

The bug was discovered 05/31/2007. The weakness was presented 05/31/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3150 since 06/11/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/20/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (34981).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Stored
Class: Remote Code Execution / Stored
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

05/31/2007 🔍
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06/11/2007 +10 days 🔍
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06/25/2007 +14 days 🔍
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03/15/2015 +2714 days 🔍
07/20/2019 +1588 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: osvdb.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3150 (🔍)
X-Force: 34981
Vulnerability Center: 15439 - Google Desktop Vulnerability Allows User-Assisted Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
OSVDB: 40566 - Google Desktop MITM Crafted Local Search Arbitrary Program Execution

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/20/2019 20:49
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (56), 07/20/2019 20:49 (1)
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