CVE-2008-5698

Public Exploit

Description

HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler in Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9 and 3.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid document.load call that triggers use of a deleted object. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.51% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31696 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32208 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2915 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45804 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4796 third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718 exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5698?
CVE-2008-5698 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5698?
To fix CVE-2008-5698, 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-2008-5698 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5698 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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