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CVE-2008-5712

Published: Dec 24, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
5.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.8%
Top 11.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:NI:NA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

konquerorkde
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
n/an/a
kdeoss-projectDEOperating Systemsaka kde community

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4806
securityreason.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47696
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6704
exploit-db.com

Timeline

Published
Dec 24, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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