MEDIUM
The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a font tag with a long color value, which triggers an assertion error
Published Oct 9, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.74%
Description
The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a font tag with a long color value, which triggers an assertion error.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.74% 0.07741
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07741
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 (11 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.74% (0.07741) | 94.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.74% (0.07741) | 93.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 4.58% (0.04576) | 88.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.43% (0.03426) | 86.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.94% (0.00943) | 83.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.94% (0.00943) | 82.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.94% (0.00943) | 80.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4394 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31605 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4514 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4514
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4514
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6689 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4394 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31605 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-4514 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4514 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4514 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6689 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 9, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 9, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4514
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a