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Case File

CVE-2008-5712

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 3.80% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-12-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2008-5712
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
3.80%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The HTML parser in KDE Konqueror 3.5.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long COLOR attribute in an HR element; or a long (a) BGCOLOR or (b) BORDERCOLOR attribute in a (2) TABLE, (3) TD, or (4) TR element. NOTE: the FONT vector is already covered by CVE-2008-4514.