CVE-2006-6660 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.6% (pctl 85)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The nodeType function in KDE libkhtml 4.2.0 and earlier, as used by Konquerer, KMail, and other programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTML tags, possibly involving a COL SPAN tag embedded in a RANGE tag.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.58% — more likely to be exploited than 85% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-12-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kde | libkhtml |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | KDE LibkHTML 4.2 - NodeType Function Denial of Service | 2006-12-19 |
| exploit-db | KDE libkhtml 3.5 < 4.2.0 - Unhandled HTML Parse Exception | 2006-12-19 |
References
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/21662.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21662
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5071
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/21662.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21662
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5071
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