Buffer overflow in Kde Konqueror

CVE-2003-1478

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.042 (89.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Kde Konqueror — versions 3.0.3
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)