Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2007-3142 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T14:05:29.348Z
Reserved: 2007-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2007-3150
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Status : Modified
Published: 2007-06-11T19:30:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467
Link: CVE-2007-3150
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD