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>> KDE Konqueror "replaceChild()" Method Handling Client-Side Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : KDE Konqueror "replaceChild()" Method Handling Client-Side Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-2812
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3672
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-07-15
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A vulnerability has been identified in KDE Konqueror, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to a NULL pointer dereference error when calling the "replaceChild()" method, which could be exploited by attackers to crash a vulnerable browser by tricking a user into visiting a malicious web page.
Affected Products
Konqueror version 3.5.1 and prior
Solution
VUPEN Security is not aware of any vendor-supplied patch.
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2812
http://browserfun.blogspot.com/2006/07/mobb-14-konqueror-replacechild.html
Credits
Vulnerability reported by H.D. Moore
ChangeLog
2006-07-15 : Initial release
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