Description
Konqueror in KDE 3.0 through 3.0.2 does not properly detect the "secure" flag in an HTTP cookie, which could cause Konqueror to send the cookie across an unencrypted channel, which could allow remote attackers to steal the cookie via sniffing.
References
- RHSA-2002:220 vendor-advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20020908-1.txt
- 5691 vdb-entry
- 20020910 KDE Security Advisory: Secure Cookie Vulnerability mailing-list
- kde-konqueror-cookie-hijacking(10083) vdb-entry