fkie_cve-2008-5712
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-12-24 18:29
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long COLOR attribute in an HR element; or a long (a) BGCOLOR or (b) BORDERCOLOR attribute in a (2) TABLE, (3) TD, or (4) TR element. NOTE: the FONT vector is already covered by CVE-2008-4514.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4806
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47696
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6704
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4806
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47696
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6704
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kde konqueror 3.5.9


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  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long COLOR attribute in an HR element; or a long (a) BGCOLOR or (b) BORDERCOLOR attribute in a (2) TABLE, (3) TD, or (4) TR element.  NOTE: the FONT vector is already covered by CVE-2008-4514."
    },
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      "value": "El analizador HTML en KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda de la aplicaci\u00f3n) mediante (1) un atributo COLOR largo en un elemento HR; o unos atributos (a) BGCOLOR o (b) BORDERCOLOR largos en un elemento (2) TABLE, (3) TD, o (4) TR. NOTA: el vector FONT est\u00e1 ya cubierto en CVE-2008-4514."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-5712",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
  "metrics": {
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        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
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          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
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  "published": "2008-12-24T18:29:15.843",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vendorComments": [
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      "comment": "Red Hat does not consider a crash of a client application such as Konqueror to be a security issue.",
      "lastModified": "2009-01-19T00:00:00",
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}


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