Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2009-2537 is a denial-of-service issue in KDE Konqueror. A hostile web page could make the browser consume excessive memory by abusing a Select object length value. The known impact is browser or system resource exhaustion, not data theft or code execution based on the supplied sources. Exposure is most likely on legacy Linux desktops or environments still running old KDE Konqueror/KHTML packages from the 2009 era. Modern systems are unlikely to be exposed unless unsupported packages remain installed or reachable for browsing untrusted content. Treat as a cleanup and legacy-risk issue unless Konqueror is still used in production. Prioritize remediation for shared workstations, kiosks, or automation hosts that browse external content. Mitigation focus: Apply relevant KDE/Konqueror updates from the operating-system vendor.; Retire unsupported Konqueror/KDE packages where business use is no longer required.; Avoid using affected Konqueror builds for untrusted browsing..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- FEDORA-2009-8039CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2009-8046CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2009-8049CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- konqueror-integer-value-dos(52871)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- FEDORA-2009-8020CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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