Visual truncation vulnerability in Konqueror 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to spoof the…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Visual truncation vulnerability in Konqueror 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a long hostname, which is truncated after a certain number of characters, as demonstrated by a phishing attack using HTTP Basic Authentication.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01987 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
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.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3143
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q49-xx2f-95qc
References
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-2007-3143 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-3143 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8q49-xx2f-95qc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-3143 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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