KDE Konqueror up to 3.5.1 replaceChild (zero) denial of service

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A vulnerability has been found in KDE Konqueror (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function replaceChild of the component Konqueror. The manipulation of the argument (zero) with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/14/2006. The weakness was shared 07/13/2006 by H D Moore (Website). The advisory is shared at browserfun.blogspot.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3672 since 07/17/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

After 1 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at metasploit.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23881 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2006:130)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27744), Exploit-DB (28220), Tenable (23881), SecurityFocus (BID 18978†) and OSVDB (27058†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 23881
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : kdelibs (MDKSA-2006:130)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: browserfun.blogspot.com
Researcher: H D Moore
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3672 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31369
X-Force: 27744
SecurityFocus: 18978 - KDE Konqueror ReplaceChild Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 27058 - KDE Konqueror replaceChild() NULL Dereference
Vulnerability Center: 13390 - KDE Konqueror Denial of Service via replaceChild Method, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-2812

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/12/2015 02:25 PM
Updated: 01/20/2025 01:15 AM
Changes: 03/12/2015 02:25 PM (79), 07/12/2019 09:37 AM (5), 01/20/2025 01:15 AM (19)
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