CVE-2009-2537 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in KDE Konqueror by triggering memory consumption via a large integer value in a Select object.
- 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-2009-2537?
CVE-2009-2537 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jul 2009. 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
KDE Konqueror allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-2537?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Konqueror.
How do I fix CVE-2009-2537?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-2537 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-2009-2537 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-2537 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcmh-25x8-w958.