Konversation Unicode IRC Message Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
BID:38340
Info
Konversation Unicode IRC Message Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 38340 |
| Class: | Unknown |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Feb 19 2010 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Feb 22 2010 08:12PM |
| Credit: | Ken Rushia |
| Vulnerable: |
Red Hat Fedora 12 Red Hat Fedora 11 KDE Konversation 1.2.2 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
KDE Konversation 1.2.3 |
Discussion
Konversation Unicode IRC Message Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Konversation is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
An attacker may exploit this issue to crash the application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
Versions prior to Konversation 1.2.3 are vulnerable.
Konversation is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
An attacker may exploit this issue to crash the application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
Versions prior to Konversation 1.2.3 are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
Konversation Unicode IRC Message Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.
An attacker can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.
Solution / Fix
Konversation Unicode IRC Message Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
The vendor released an update to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.
References
Konversation Unicode IRC Message Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Bug 219985 - Konversation crash when certain strings received (KDE)
- Konversation Home Page (Konversation)