FKIE_CVE-2008-5698

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-12-22 15:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:00
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32208Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4796
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31696
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2915
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45804
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32208Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4796
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31696
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2915
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45804
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
kde kde 3.5.9
kde kde 3.5.10
kde konqueror *
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