CVE-2007-6536
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.25% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- google/toolbar
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://aviv.raffon.net/2007/12/18/GoogleToolbarDialogSpoofingVulnerability.aspxExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28166Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3491
- http://www.osvdb.org/39499
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485288/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26923
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39164
- http://aviv.raffon.net/2007/12/18/GoogleToolbarDialogSpoofingVulnerability.aspxExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28166Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3491
- http://www.osvdb.org/39499
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485288/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26923
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39164
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.