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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4382

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.
Publish Date : 2008-10-02 Last Update Date : 2017-08-07
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
5.0
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of Service
CWE ID 399

- Vendor Statements

We do not consider a crash of a client application such as Konqueror to be a security issue.
Source: Redhat

- Products Affected By CVE-2008-4382

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 Application KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
KDE Konqueror 1

- References For CVE-2008-4382

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45645
XF konqueror-alert-function-dos(45645)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/496849/100/0/threaded
BUGTRAQ 20080930 Re: MS Internet Explorer 7 Denial Of Service Exploit

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2008-4382

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)
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