KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 alert resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9. Affected is the function alert. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-4382. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 (Web Browser). This affects the function alert. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.

The weakness was disclosed 10/02/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-4382 since 10/02/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (45645). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/02/2008 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2357 days 🔍
10/09/2018 +1302 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4382 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4382
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44307
X-Force: 45645 - Konqueror alert function denial of service

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/09/2018 10:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (48), 10/09/2018 10:59 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:5B2:103

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