Konqueror in KDE 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump) via a web page that begins with a "xFFxFE" byte sequence and a large number of CRLF sequences, as demonstrated using freeze.htm.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7486 | vdb entry exploit |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/11971 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/320266 | mailing list exploit |