Description
The FTP protocol implementation in Konqueror 3.5.5 allows remote servers to force the client to connect to other servers, perform a proxied port scan, or obtain sensitive information by specifying an alternate server address in an FTP PASV response.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 5 | kdelibs +2 | 6:3.5.4-13.el5 | RHSA-2007:0909 |
| RHEL 4 | kdelibs +1 | 6:3.3.1-9.el4 | RHSA-2007:0909 |
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.x/IOSlave - FTP PASV Port-Scanning EDB-29770 · remote · Mar 21, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2007:0909 Red Hat Security Advisory: kdelibs security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- RHSA-2007:0909 vendor-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1201
- 24889 third-party-advisory
- USN-447-1 vendor-advisory
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10646 vdb-entry signature
- SUSE-SR:2007:006 vendor-advisory
- http://bindshell.net/papers/ftppasv/ftp-client-pasv-manipulation.pdf
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070326-1.txt
- 27108 third-party-advisory
- 1017801 vdb-entry
- 23091 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-1076 vdb-entry
- MDKSA-2007:072 vendor-advisory