KDE Konqueror Cookie Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:26435

Info

KDE Konqueror Cookie Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 26435
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2007-6000
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 14 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 23 2007 08:34PM
Credit: Laurent Gaffié is credited with discovering this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: KDE Konqueror 3.5.6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

KDE Konqueror Cookie Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

KDE Konqueror is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to handle overly large cookies.

An attacker may exploit this vulnerability to cause Konqueror to crash, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

Konqueror 3.5.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

KDE Konqueror Cookie Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

KDE Konqueror Cookie Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
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References

KDE Konqueror Cookie Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

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