Bug 52934

Summary:	konqueror vulerability to DOS, chargen.c
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	daniel carraher <overvolting>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konqueror Developers <konq-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	crash
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Gentoo Packages
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
Attachments:	chargen.c exploit

Description daniel carraher 2003-01-13 01:22:14 UTC

Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.0.99)
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

konqueror is suceptible to the DOS webserver chargen.c as documented on securityfocus.

Comment 1 daniel carraher 2003-01-13 01:23:23 UTC

Created attachment 733 [details]
chargen.c exploit

this is the exploiting code that sends konqueror to 100% cpu usage

Comment 2 daniel carraher 2003-01-13 01:24:56 UTC

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249238

Comment 3 Waldo Bastian 2003-01-13 18:23:39 UTC

Fixed for KDE 3.1