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>> Konqueror "setInterval()" Function Handling Address Bar Spoofing Weakness

Title : Konqueror "setInterval()" Function Handling Address Bar Spoofing Weakness
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2807
CVE ID : CVE-2007-4224 - CVE-2007-4225
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-08-08


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A weakness has been identified in Konqueror, which could be exploited by malicious websites to conduct spoofing or phishing attacks. This issue is caused by an error when handling setInterval()" calls, which could be exploited by attackers to spoof the displayed address bar by tricking a user into visiting a malicious web site or clicking on a specially crafted link.

Affected Products

Konqueror version 3.5.7 and prior
KDE version 3.5.7 and prior

Solution

Apply patches :
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.5.7-kdelibs-kdecore.diff
ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.5.7-kdebase-konqueror.diff

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2807
http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20070816-1.txt

Credits

Vulnerability reported by Robert Swiecki.

ChangeLog

2007-08-08 : Initial release
2007-08-16 : Updated Solution

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