Google Toolbar 4/5 Redirector www.google.com information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Google Toolbar 4/5. The affected element is an unknown function of the file www.google.com of the component Redirector. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6536. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Toolbar 4/5 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file www.google.com of the component Redirector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Custom Button Installer dialog in Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta presents certain domain names in the (1) "Downloaded from" and (2) "Privacy considerations" sections without verifying domain names, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof domain names and trick users into installing malicious button XML files, as demonstrated by presenting www.google.com when the button was downloaded from an arbitrary site through an open redirector on www.google.com.

The bug was discovered 12/18/2007. The weakness was shared 12/21/2007 by Aviv Raff (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-6536 since 12/27/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 databases at X-Force (39164), SecurityFocus (BID 26923†), OSVDB (39499†), Secunia (SA28166†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-17278†). The entry VDB-40243 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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12/21/2007 +3 days 🔍
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01/06/2008 +10 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2626 days 🔍
08/02/2019 +1600 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Aviv Raff
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-6536 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6536
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40244
X-Force: 39164
SecurityFocus: 26923 - Google Toolbar Dialog Spoofing Vulnerability
Secunia: 28166
OSVDB: 39499 - Google Toolbar Custom Button Installer Spoofing
Vulnerability Center: 17278 - Google Toolbar 4 and 5 beta Allow Remote Spoofing of Domain Names, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/02/2019 17:24
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (63), 08/02/2019 17:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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