TI-2008-05420 Aliases CVE-2008-5712 GHSA-h8jh-g7wj-qxjv

The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

LOW 29CWE-20Published 2008-12-24 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long COLOR attribute in an HR element; or a long (a) BGCOLOR or (b) BORDERCOLOR attribute in a (2) TABLE, (3) TD, or (4) TR element. NOTE: the FONT vector is already covered by CVE-2008-4514.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03802 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA

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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.5.9:::::::*	3.5.9	Vulnerable	KDE

cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.9 Vulnerable ·KDE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-5712
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h8jh-g7wj-qxjv
2026-10-31 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile

References

Exploit 1

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Advisory 1

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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

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Sources

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