HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler in Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9 and 3.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid document.load call that triggers use of a deleted object
Published Dec 22, 2008
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.49%
Description
HTMLTokenizer::scriptHandler in Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9 and 3.5.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid document.load call that triggers use of a deleted object. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat does 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: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 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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 88.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.49% (0.03494) | 87.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 7.07% (0.07066) | 91.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.51% (0.08512) | 91.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.77% (0.11769) | 89.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.51% (0.08512) | 91.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.54% (0.05536) | 93.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.91% (0.01914) | 89.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 29, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01477) | 85.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 1.29% (0.01295) | 83.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.34% (0.01341) | 83.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.23% (0.03230) | 84.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.23% (0.03230) | 82.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.23% (0.03230) | 65.31th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32208 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4796 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31696 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2915 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5698 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45804 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5698
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5698
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32208 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4796 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2915 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5698 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45804 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5698 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5698 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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