The URI handlers in Konqueror for KDE 3.2.2 and earlier do not properly filter "-" characters that begin a hostname in a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, (3) ssh, or (4) mailto URI, which allows remote attackers to manipulate the options that are passed to the associated programs, possibly to read arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
Threat-Mapped Scoring
Score: 0.0
Priority: Unclassified
EPSS
Score: 0.06491 Percentile:
0.90662
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v2 Score: 7.5
Severity:
Mapped CWE(s)
CWE-88
: Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
All CAPEC(s)
CAPEC-137: Parameter Injection
CAPEC-174: Flash Parameter Injection
CAPEC-41: Using Meta-characters in E-mail Headers to Inject Malicious Payloads