CVE-2003-1478 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Konqueror browser by tricking users into visiting a malicious web page with specific byte sequences.
- 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-2003-1478?
CVE-2003-1478 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 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
Konqueror in KDE 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) via a web page that begins with a "xFFxFE" byte sequence and a large number of CRLF sequences, as demonstrated using freeze.htm.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2003-1478?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Konqueror.
How do I fix CVE-2003-1478?
No fix has been published for CVE-2003-1478 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-2003-1478 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2003-1478 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j69p-2c37-f494.