The nodeType function in KDE libkhtml 4.2.0 and earlier, as used by Konquerer, KMail, and other programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTML tags, possibly involving a COL SPAN tag embedded in a RANGE tag
Published Dec 20, 2006
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.58%
Description
The nodeType function in KDE libkhtml 4.2.0 and earlier, as used by Konquerer, KMail, and other programs, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via malformed HTML tags, possibly involving a COL SPAN tag embedded in a RANGE tag.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of KDE as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.58% (0.02576) | 84.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.36% (0.02360) | 81.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.63% (0.03628) | 87.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01068) | 84.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2024 | 1.07% (0.01068) | 84.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01002) | 81.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00981) | 81.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.96% (0.01963) | 78.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01963) | 76.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.96% (0.01963) | 55.84th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/21662.html x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21662 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5071 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6660 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6660
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6660
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://downloads.securityfocus.com/vulnerabilities/exploits/21662.html | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21662 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5071 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6660 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6660 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6660 |
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