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Konqueror in KDE Denial of Service Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running Konqueror and is prone to Denial of Service Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
These flaws are due to, - improper handling of JavaScript document.load Function calls targeting the current document which can cause denial of service. - HTML parser in KDE Konqueror causes denial of service via a long attribute in HR element or a long BGCOLOR or BORDERCOLOR.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Konqueror in KDE version 3.5.9 or prior.
Solution
Solution
No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.