CVE-2002-0970 describes a vulnerability in the SSL implementation of Konqueror in KDE 3.0.2 and earlier versions. The flaw allows remote attackers to spoof trusted website certificates through a man-in-the-middle attack because the browser fails to properly verify Basic Constraints for intermediate CA-signed certificates. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity with network accessibility, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kde:konqueror:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:kde:kde:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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