The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long COLOR attrib…

Published 17 y ago 2008-12-24 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

5.0

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

3.8%

percentile 90%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long COLOR attribute in an HR element; or a long (a) BGCOLOR or (b) BORDERCOLOR attribute in a (2) TABLE, (3) TD, or (4) TR element. NOTE: the FONT vector is already covered by CVE-2008-4514.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-6704 Konqueror 3.5.9 - 'color'/'bgcolor' Multiple Remote Crash Vulnerabilities · dos · 2008-10-08
EDB-6689 Konqueror 3.5.9 - 'font color' Remote Crash · dos · 2008-10-06

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/47696 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
exploit-db.com /exploits/6704 · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
securityreason.com /securityalert/4806 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2008-5712
NVD: CVE-2008-5712

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