CVE-2008-4382 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Konqueror browser by sending JavaScript with a URL-encoded string of invalid characters, requiring user interaction to visit the malicious page.
- 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-2008-4382?
CVE-2008-4382 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Oct 2008. 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 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4382?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Konqueror.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4382?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4382 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-2008-4382 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4382 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx53-938v-jqvg.