Google Patches One Security Hole, But Another Surfaces
Search engine darling Google Inc. has patched a hole in its search engine the could have allowed malicious hackers to modify the content of the Google search results page or silently modify search results, but a new hole may have already appeared.
Source: InfoWorldThe vulnerability concerns the Google Custom WebSearch service, which allows third-party Web portals and other Web sites to use Google's servers to search content on their Web site. A flaw in Google's Web servers allowed malicious hackers to insert javascript instead of links to image files, allowing them to alter the appearance of the Google search results page or steal search data. After being alerted to the hole, Google fixed the vulnerability, said Nathan Tyler, a Google spokesman. "Google was recently alerted to a potential security vulnerability affecting users of our website. We have since fixed this vulnerability, and all current and future Google.com users are protected," Tyler said. The company is also aware of a second vulnerability, discovered by U.K. security firm Netcraft Ltd. and will be fixing its systems shortly to remove the vulnerability, he said.
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