1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-322-1

USN-322-1: Konqueror vulnerability

Publication date

25 July 2006

Overview

Konqueror vulnerability

Releases

Details

A Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in the replaceChild()
method in KDE’s DOM handler. A malicious remote web page could exploit
this to cause Konqueror to crash.

A Denial of Service vulnerability has been reported in the replaceChild()
method in KDE’s DOM handler. A malicious remote web page could exploit
this to cause Konqueror to crash.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
6.06 dapper kdelibs –  4:3.5.2-0ubuntu18.1
5.10 breezy kdelibs –  4:3.4.3-0ubuntu2.1
5.04 hoary kdelibs –  4:3.4.0-0ubuntu3.6

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