The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a font tag with a long…

published 2008-10-09 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-4495

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 7.7%; EPSS 7.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a font tag with a long color value, which triggers an assertion error.

Timeline

2008-10-06 First public exploit (EDB-6689)
2008-10-09 Published

Exploit prediction

7.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

EDB-6704 Konqueror 3.5.9 - 'color'/'bgcolor' Multiple Remote Crash Vulnerabilities dos, 2008-10-08
EDB-6689 Konqueror 3.5.9 - 'font color' Remote Crash dos, 2008-10-06

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/6689
exploit
securityreason.com /securityalert/4394
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/31605
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2008-4514
NVD CVE-2008-4514

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Summary