Description
KDE Konqueror 3.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by calling the replaceChild method on a DOM object, which triggers a null dereference, as demonstrated by calling document.replaceChild with a 0 (zero) argument.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- KDE Konqueror 3.5.x - ReplaceChild Denial of Service EDB-28220 · dos · Jul 14, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- MDKSA-2006:130 vendor-advisory
- 27058 vdb-entry
- 18978 vdb-entry
- konqueror-replacechild-dos(27744) vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-2812 vdb-entry
- http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-14-konqueror-replacechild.html
- USN-322-1 vendor-advisory