Description
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.
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 2
- Konqueror 3.5.9 - 'color'/'bgcolor' Multiple Remote Crash Vulnerabilities EDB-6704 · dos · Oct 8, 2008 · verified
- Konqueror 3.5.9 - 'font color' Remote Crash EDB-6689 · dos · Oct 6, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- konqueror-htmlparser-dos(47696) vdb-entry
- 6704 exploit
- 4806 third-party-advisory