KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 scriptHandler resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9. This issue affects the function HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-5698. Additionally, an exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 (Web Browser). This affects the function HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler. 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:

HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler in Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9 and 3.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid document.load call that triggers use of a deleted object. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The weakness was released 12/22/2008 by Jeremy Brown with Brown (Website). The advisory is shared at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-5698 since 12/22/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Jeremy Brown and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 73 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115986 (KDE Konqueror JavaScript "load" Function Denial of Service Vulnerability - Zero Day).

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 databases at X-Force (45804), Exploit-DB (6718), SecurityFocus (BID 31696†) and Secunia (SA32208†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Jeremy Brown
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Researcher: Jeremy Brown
Organization: Brown
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-5698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45621
X-Force: 45804 - Konqueror load() denial of service
SecurityFocus: 31696 - KDE Konqueror JavaScript 'load' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 32208 - KDE KHTML "HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler()" Recursive Document Load Weakness, Not Critical
Vupen: ADV-2008-2915

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/24/2025 20:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (57), 11/25/2017 10:03 (12), 11/07/2024 07:05 (17), 05/24/2025 20:55 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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