Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters
Published Oct 2, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.10%
Description
Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via Javascript that calls the alert function with a URL-encoded string of a large number of invalid characters.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
We do not consider a crash of a client application such as Konqueror to be a security issue.
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: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 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 64.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01105) | 61.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 62.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 66.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 65.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 62.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 27.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496849/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4382 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45645 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4382
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4382
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496849/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4382 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45645 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4382 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4382 |
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