Konqueror < 3.0.3 Image Handling Overflow DoS

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1742

Synopsis

The remote host is using KDE Konqueror as a web browser.

Description

The remote host is using KDE Konqueror as a web browser. There is a vulnerability in this version which may allow a rogue site to crash this browser by specifying too large of a width for the images it displays.

Solution

Upgrade to Konqueror 3.0.3 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1742

Family: Web Clients

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:konqueror:konqueror

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-2333

BID: 5721

Detections

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