Denial of Service Vulnerability in Konqueror Web Browser by KDE
CVE-2007-1308

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Key Information:

Vendor: Kde
Status: Konqueror
Vendor: CVE Published:; 7 March 2007

What is CVE-2007-1308?

The issue in Konqueror arises from the handling of JavaScript in the ecma/kjs_html.cpp file, which can lead to a denial of service condition. When a remote attacker accesses an iframe that contains an ftp:// URI in its src attribute, it may trigger a NULL pointer dereference, causing the browser to crash. This vulnerability affects users of KDE 3.5.5 and underscores the importance of regularly updating software to mitigate such risks.