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A report from security software provider Secunina APS indicates that the Ask.com Toolbar version 4.0.2 for Internet Explorer has a potentially serious vulnerability. According to the report, the flaw could potentially allow an attacker to take control of someone’s computer though an Active X control. According to the report:
“The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the AskJeevesToolBar.SettingsPlugin.1 ActiveX control (askBar.dll) when handling the "ShortFormat" property. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by assigning an overly long (greater than 500 bytes) string to the affected property.”