CVE-2002-1444

Google Toolbar 1.1.60 - Denial of Service via Malicious HTML

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-1444. PoCs published by onet.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a crash in Microsoft Internet Explorer by causing the Google Toolbar to throw an exception in 'oleaut32.dll' when processing a malicious search query. The PoC uses an embedded object and JavaScript to invoke the vulnerability.

Description

The Google toolbar 1.1.60, when running on Internet Explorer 5.5 and 6.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash with an exception in oleaut32.dll) via malicious HTML, possibly related to small width and height parameters or an incorrect call to the Google.Search() function.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by onet · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21712

This exploit triggers a crash in Microsoft Internet Explorer by causing the Google Toolbar to throw an exception in 'oleaut32.dll' when processing a malicious search query. The PoC uses an embedded object and JavaScript to invoke the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Internet Explorer with Google Toolbar
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Google Toolbar installed in Internet Explorer · User visits a malicious webpage
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9883.php
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5477
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/287498

Scores

EPSS 0.1354
EPSS Percentile 96.0%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
google/toolbar 1.1.60
microsoft/internet_explorer 5.5
microsoft/internet_explorer 6.0
Published Aug 15, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026