Bug 252686 (CVE-2008-5698)

Summary:	kde-base/konqueror HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler DoS (CVE-2008-5698)
Product:	Gentoo Security	Reporter:	Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) <rbu>
Component:	Vulnerabilities	Assignee:	Gentoo Security <security>
Status:	RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Severity:	normal	CC:	esigra
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6718
Whiteboard:	B3? [upstream]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	271889
Bug Blocks:

Description Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-12-27 13:49:48 UTC

CVE-2008-5698 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-5698):
  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.

Comment 1 Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-12-27 13:52:42 UTC

I wonder if KDE upstream cares about these javascript DoS issues?

If it's just a client crash, without memory explosion, there's no reason for us to track it.

Comment 2 Tomáš Chvátal (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-01-03 22:26:24 UTC

They dont bother with kde3 much.
So feel free to do what ever you want with the problem :]
It looks like it just trash your browser which is not too much vital :]

Comment 3 Theo Chatzimichos (RETIRED) archtester

2009-05-30 17:20:50 UTC

i have opened stabilization bug for kde 3.5.10, adding it in depend buglist

Comment 4 Samuli Suominen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2009-11-07 20:06:17 UTC

=konqueror-3* is now masked for removal

Comment 5 Theo Chatzimichos (RETIRED) archtester

2010-01-23 15:18:07 UTC

KDE 3 is not in tree any more. CC us again if you need anything. thanks

Comment 6 Chris Reffett (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2013-09-03 02:45:34 UTC

KDE 3 long gone.