First published: Mon Jun 11 2007(Updated: )
Visual truncation vulnerability in Konqueror 3.5.5 allows remote attackers to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a long hostname, which is truncated after a certain number of characters, as demonstrated by a phishing attack using HTTP Basic Authentication.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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KDE Konqueror | =3.5.5 |
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CVE-2007-3143 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to enable phishing attacks.
To mitigate CVE-2007-3143, users should upgrade to a version of Konqueror that is not affected by this vulnerability.
CVE-2007-3143 specifically affects Konqueror version 3.5.5.
CVE-2007-3143 enables attackers to spoof the address bar, facilitating phishing attacks.
You can identify vulnerability to CVE-2007-3143 by checking if you are using Konqueror version 3.5.5.