CVE-2008-5698 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Konqueror browser by triggering a use-after-free error via a malicious document load, requiring user interaction.
- 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-2008-5698?
CVE-2008-5698 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 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
HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler in Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9 and 3.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid document.load call that triggers use of a deleted object. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5698?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Konqueror.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2008-5698 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5698 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jvw2-792q-jwgr.