Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-4514
The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a font tag with a long color value, which triggers an assertion error.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2008-4514
- cpe:2.3:a:konqueror:konqueror:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-4514
0.94%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 81 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-4514
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-4514
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2008-4514
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Red Hat 2017-09-28We do not consider a crash of a client application such as Konqueror to be a security issue.
References for CVE-2008-4514
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