konqueror visual hostname truncation in HTTP authentication dialog
Published Jun 11, 2007
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.99%
Description
Visual truncation vulnerability in Konqueror 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a long hostname, which is truncated after a certain number of characters, as demonstrated by a phishing attack using HTTP Basic Authentication.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
kdebase
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kdebase
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kdebase
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | kdebase | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kdebase | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kdebase | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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 1, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01987) | 79.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01987) | 77.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00415) | 59.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.60% (0.03597) | 91.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 14, 2024 | 0.97% (0.00966) | 83.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.88% (0.00883) | 82.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 0.73% (0.00734) | 78.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 0.71% (0.00709) | 77.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00655) | 76.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://osvdb.org/43465 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://testing.bitsploit.de/test.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.0x000000.com/?i=334 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24352 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3143 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=252169 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34983 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3143
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3143
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/43465 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://testing.bitsploit.de/test.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.0x000000.com/?i=334 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24352 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3143 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=252169 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34983 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3143 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3143 |
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