VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-0019
Heap-based buffer overflow in the encodeURI and decodeURI functions in the kjs JavaScript interpreter engine in KDE 3.2.0 through 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted, UTF-8 encoded URI.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 6.14%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the encodeURI and decodeURI functions in the kjs JavaScript interpreter engine in KDE 3.2.0 through 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted, UTF-8 encoded URI.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.14% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- kde/kde
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.3-kdelibs-kjs.diffPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18500Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18540Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18552
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18559
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18561Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18570
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18583
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18899
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/364
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015512
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.361107
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-948Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-11.xml
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060119-1.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:019
- http://www.osvdb.org/22659
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0184.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422464/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16325
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-245-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0265
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24242
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11858
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.3-kdelibs-kjs.diffPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18500Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18540Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18552
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.