CVE-2008-5698 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.5% (pctl 89)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 3.49% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-12-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| kde | kde |
| kde | konqueror |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Konqueror 3.5.9 - 'load' Remote Crash | 2008-10-10 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32208
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4796
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31696
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2915
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45804
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32208
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4796
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31696
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2915
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45804
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718
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