KDE Konqueror Remote Download Dialog Box Source URI Spoofing Vulnerability

BID:12769

Info

KDE Konqueror Remote Download Dialog Box Source URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 12769
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 09 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 09 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Jakob Balle is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: KDE Konqueror 3.3.2
KDE Konqueror 3.3.1
KDE Konqueror 3.3
KDE Konqueror 3.2.3
KDE Konqueror 3.2.2 -6
KDE Konqueror 3.2.1
KDE Konqueror 3.1.5
KDE Konqueror 3.1.4
KDE Konqueror 3.1.3
KDE Konqueror 3.1.2
+ KDE KDE 3.1.2
KDE Konqueror 3.1.1
+ KDE KDE 3.1.1
KDE Konqueror 3.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1 ppc
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.1
KDE Konqueror 3.0.5 b
KDE Konqueror 3.0.5
+ MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
+ Mandriva Linux Mandrake 9.0
KDE Konqueror 3.0.3
+ KDE KDE 3.0.3
KDE Konqueror 3.0.2
+ KDE KDE 3.0.2
KDE Konqueror 3.0.1
+ KDE KDE 3.0.1
KDE Konqueror 3.0
+ KDE KDE 3.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

KDE Konqueror Remote Download Dialog Box Source URI Spoofing Vulnerability

A remote source URI dialog spoofing vulnerability affects KDE Konqueror. This issue is due to a design error that allows the source URI in a download dialog box to be misrepresented.

An attacker may leverage this issue to spoof the source URI of a file presented to an unsuspecting user. This may lead to a false sense of trust as the unsuspecting user may be presented with a source URI of a trusted site.

Exploit / POC

KDE Konqueror Remote Download Dialog Box Source URI Spoofing Vulnerability

No exploit is required to leverage this issue.

Solution / Fix

KDE Konqueror Remote Download Dialog Box Source URI Spoofing Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>.

References

KDE Konqueror Remote Download Dialog Box Source URI Spoofing Vulnerability

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