CVE-2007-1308 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the Konqueror browser by tricking users into visiting a page with a malicious FTP iframe, causing a denial of service.

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
Available

What is CVE-2007-1308?

CVE-2007-1308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Mar 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

ecma/kjs_html.cpp in KDE JavaScript (KJS), as used in Konqueror in KDE 3.5.5, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by accessing the content of an iframe with an ftp:// URI in the src attribute, probably due to a NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-1308?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kde Konqueror.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1308?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2007-1308 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-1308 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m3f5-ph39-hr4v.

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