The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long COLOR attribute in an HR element; or a long (a) BGCOLOR or (b) BORDERCOLOR attribute in a (2) TABLE, (3) TD, or (4) TR element
Published Dec 24, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.80%
Description
The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long COLOR attribute in an HR element; or a long (a) BGCOLOR or (b) BORDERCOLOR attribute in a (2) TABLE, (3) TD, or (4) TR element. NOTE: the FONT vector is already covered by CVE-2008-4514.
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: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 4, 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 (11 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03802) | 89.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.80% (0.03802) | 88.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 16, 2025 | 3.86% (0.03858) | 87.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.55% (0.02552) | 84.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00578) | 78.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.58% (0.00578) | 77.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.58% (0.00578) | 74.69th | 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) |
References (6)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4806 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5712 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47696 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5712
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5712
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6704 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4806 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5712 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47696 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5712 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5712 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6704 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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