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Google Toolbar HTML Injection Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the presence of the Google Toolbar

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running the Google Toolbar, a toolbar of Internet
Explorer.

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to an HTML injection
vulnerability which may permit a possible hacker to execute a cross site scripting
attack.

Solution : Upgrade to a version newer than 2.0.114.1.
See also : http://toolbar.google.com
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 5424, 5477, 11210

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