VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0970
The SSL capability for Konqueror in KDE 3.0.2 and earlier does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.84%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The SSL capability for Konqueror in KDE 3.0.2 and earlier does not verify the Basic Constraints for an intermediate CA-signed certificate, which allows remote attackers to spoof the certificates of trusted sites via a man-in-the-middle attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.84% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/konqueror · kde/kde
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-047.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0170.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000519
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102918241005893&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-155Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20020818-1.txt
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:058
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-221.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5410Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9776
- ftp://ftp.caldera.com/pub/security/OpenLinux/CSSA-2002-047.0.txt
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-08/0170.html
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000519
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=102918241005893&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2002/dsa-155Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20020818-1.txt
- http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2002:058
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-220.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-221.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5410Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/9776
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.