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CVE-2009-2537 Detail

Description

KDE Konqueror allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large integer value for the length property of a Select object, a related issue to CVE-2009-1692.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (08/07/2009)

Red Hat does not consider a user-assisted crash of a client application such as Konqueror to be a security issue.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/36057
http://secunia.com/advisories/36057
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062
http://secunia.com/advisories/36062
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9160
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9160
http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html Exploit 
http://www.g-sec.lu/one-bug-to-rule-them-all.html Exploit 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:330
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504969/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504988/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504989/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504989/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505006/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/505006/100/0/threaded
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52871
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01177.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01196.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01199.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01200.html

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2537
NVD Published Date:
07/20/2009
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE