CVE-2004-0411

CVE-2004-0411 describes a vulnerability in Konqueror for KDE 3.2.2 and earlier, where URI handlers for telnet, rlogin, ssh, and mailto URIs fail to properly filter hyphens at the beginning of a hostname. This flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate options passed to associated programs, potentially leading to arbitrary file reading or code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.