Bug 130221

Summary:	Konqueror improperly handles URIs
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	Michael Reynolds <wshs>
Component:	khtml part	Assignee:	Konqueror Developers <konq-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	FreeBSD Ports
OS:	FreeBSD
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Michael Reynolds 2006-07-03 22:36:25 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    FreeBSD Ports
Compiler:          gcc 3.4.2 
OS:                FreeBSD

Konqueror parses http://0xcb.0x5c.0x2d.0x0b/ (an example pulled from a spam).
According to RFC 2396, released in 1998, the authority, 0xcb..0x0b, is invalid, as it is neither a valid domain name, nor an IP address. An IP address, as defined by that specific RFC, is a series of decimal digits, separated by a dot. RFC 3986, released last year in January, to obsolete that RFC, also prohibits IP representation in the manner above. While it is a rather insignificant 'bug,' it does violate standards, and offers potential risk to the less skilled users of the Internet. The 'bug' also appears in many other browsers, sadly.

Comment 1 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-06-18 19:54:38 UTC

Message from the Bugsquad and Konqueror teams:
This bug is closed as outdated, as we do not have the manpower to maintain the KDE3 version anymore.
If you still can reproduce this issue with Konqueror 4.8.4 or later, please open a new report.
Thank you for your understanding.