CVE-2006-0019

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the encodeURI and decodeURI functions in the kjs JavaScript interpreter engine in KDE 3.2.0 through 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted, UTF-8 encoded URI.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.32% Top 15%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11858	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/18500	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18552	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24242	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/364	third party advisory
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.3-kdelibs-kjs.diff	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422489/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422464/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:019	vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0184.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18559	third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015512	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0265	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18583	third party advisory
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060119-1.txt	patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-245-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18570	third party advisory
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.361107	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-948	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/22659	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/18540	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16325	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-11.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18899	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18561	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0019?: CVE-2006-0019 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0019?: To fix CVE-2006-0019, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0019 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-0019 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.