Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the KHTMLPart::htmlError function in khtml/khtml_part.cpp in Konqueror in KDE SC 4.4.0 through 4.6.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the URI in a URL corresponding to an unavailable web site.
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 6 | kdelibs +3 | 6:4.3.4-11.el6_0.2 | RHSA-2011:0464 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2011:0464 Red Hat Security Advisory: kdelibs security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- ADV-2011-0990 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2011:075 vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2011:009 vendor-advisory
- 20110412 Re: [Full-disclosure] Medium severity flaw in Konqueror mailing-list
- 44108 third-party-advisory
- 47304 vdb-entry
- 20110411 Medium severity flaw in Konqueror mailing-list
- USN-1110-1 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0928 vdb-entry
- 44065 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=695398
- 8208 third-party-advisory
- konqueror-khtmlparthtmlerror-xss(66697) vdb-entry
- ADV-2011-0927 vdb-entry
- SSA:2011-101-02 vendor-advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20110411-1.txt
- http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20110321.txt.asc
- 1025322 vdb-entry