KDE Konqueror resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE Konqueror. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2009-2537. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE Konqueror (Web Browser) (unknown version). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

KDE Konqueror allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.

The weakness was published 07/20/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-2537 since 07/20/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 40411 (Fedora 10 : kdelibs3-3.5.10-13.fc10 (2009-8020)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

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 (52871), Tenable (40411) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23045†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 40411
Nessus Name: Fedora 10 : kdelibs3-3.5.10-13.fc10 (2009-8020)
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OpenVAS ID: 64475
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-8020 (kdelibs3)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-2537 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-2537
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49075
X-Force: 52871
Vulnerability Center: 23045 - KDE Konqueror \x3C\x3D 4.1 Select Object Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 12/04/2024 18:41
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (54), 02/12/2017 13:03 (7), 08/12/2021 16:45 (3), 08/12/2021 16:53 (1), 12/04/2024 18:41 (24)
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