CVE-2002-2333 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Konqueror browser by sending a crafted IMG tag with large dimensions, requiring user interaction to view the content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-2333?
CVE-2002-2333 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 26 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in konqueror in KDE 2.1 through 3.0 and 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an IMG tag with large width and height attributes.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2333?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Kde.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2333?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2333 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-2333 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2333 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Kde Kde
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cm2p-xppg-vcmx.