Upstream information
Description
The URI handlers in Konqueror for KDE 3.2.2 and earlier do not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, (3) ssh, or (4) mailto URI, which allows remote attackers to manipulate the options that are passed to the associated programs, possibly to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 7.5 |
Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Access Vector | Network |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
Integrity Impact | Partial |
Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SuSE-SA:2003:014, published Wed May 26 12:00:00 MEST 2004
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 00:49:59 2013CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 8 16:09:32 2023