CVE-2007-6591
KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 and 3.95.00, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of...
KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 and 3.95.00, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regards the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, even though these fields cannot be examined in the product, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 and 3.95.00, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regards the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, even though these fields cannot be examined in the product, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site.
- Record
CVE-2007-6591- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 and 3.95.00, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regards the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, even though these fields cannot be examined in the product, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site.
- Record
CVE-2007-6591- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6557 No score
KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 and 3.95.00, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regards the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, even though these fields cannot be examined in the product, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6557- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v2mp-wwpv-88m2 No score
KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 and 3.95.00, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of...
KDE Konqueror 3.5.5 and 3.95.00, when a user accepts an SSL server certificate on the basis of the CN domain name in the DN field, regards the certificate as also accepted for all domain names in subjectAltName:dNSName fields, even though these fields cannot be examined in the product, which makes it easier for remote attackers to trick a user into accepting an invalid certificate for a spoofed web site.
- Record
GHSA-v2mp-wwpv-88m2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6591 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Kde Konqueror, published December 28, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.82%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityreason.com/securityalert/3498
securityfocus.com/archive/1/483937/100/100/threaded
nils.toedtmann.net/pub/subjectAltName.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6591
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2mp-wwpv-88m2