JVN#51769987
Yahoo! Toolbar (for Chrome, Safari) vulnerable to toolbar alteration
Overview
Yahoo! Toolbar (for Chrome, Safari) contains a vulnerability where the toolbar may be altered.
Products Affected
- Yahoo! Toolbar for Chrome Ver.1.0.0.5 and earlier
- Yahoo! Toolbar for Safari Ver.1.0.0.5 and earlier
Description
Yahoo! Toolbar (for Chrome, Safari) contains a vulnerability where the toolbar may be altered when visiting a specially crafted web page.
Impact
A remote attacker may alter the toolbar. As a result, keywords entered in the toolbar may be leaked to a third party.
Solution
Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.
According to the developer, Yahoo! Toolbar for Chrome updates automatically.
Vendor Status
Vendor | Link |
Yahoo! | Yahoo! Toolbar |
References
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
Analyzed on 2012.07.30
Measures | Conditions | Severity |
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Access Required | can be attacked over the Internet using packets |
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Authentication | anonymous or no authentication (IP addresses do not count) |
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User Interaction Required | the user must be convinced to take a standard action that does not feel harmful to most users, such as click on a link or view a file |
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Exploit Complexity | some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls) |
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Credit
Keita Haga of keitahaga.com reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
JPCERT Alert | |
JPCERT Reports | |
CERT Advisory |
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CPNI Advisory |
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TRnotes |
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CVE |
CVE-2012-2647 |
JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2012-000072 |
Update History
- 2012/08/02
- Information was updated to reflect the versions affected more clearly.