CVE-2008-5698

Konqueror in KDE 3.5.9-3.5.10 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-5698. PoCs published by Jeremy Brown.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a vulnerability in Konqueror 3.5.9 by using a malformed `document.load` call to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The PoC is minimal and directly demonstrates the crash.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jeremy Brown · htmldoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718

This exploit targets a vulnerability in Konqueror 3.5.9 by using a malformed `document.load` call to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The PoC is minimal and directly demonstrates the crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Konqueror 3.5.9
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Konqueror 3.5.9 on a vulnerable system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31696
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32208
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2915
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45804
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4796
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6718

Scores

EPSS 0.0349
EPSS Percentile 87.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (1)
kde/konqueror
Published Dec 22, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026