Konqueror in KDE 3.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (core dump)…
Priority LOW 27CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04211 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-1478
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j69p-2c37-f494
References
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More KDE Konqueror vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00791 Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2 allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00790 Internet Explorer 6.0 allows web sites to set cookies for country-specific top-level… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00375 The URI handlers in Konqueror for KDE 3.2.2 and earlier do not properly filter "-"… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01059 Konqueror 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary FTP commands via an ftp://… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2003-00552 Konqueror in KDE 3.1.3 and earlier (kdelibs) allows remote attackers to bypass intended… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01119 The cross-site scripting protection for Konqueror in KDE 2.2.2 and 3.0 through 3.0.3 does… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2003-1478 · CVE Program
- CVE-2003-1478 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j69p-2c37-f494 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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