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title: "CVE-2007-3143\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2007-3143

Publication date 11 June 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Visual truncation vulnerability in Konqueror 3.5.5 allows remote attackers
to spoof the address bar and possibly conduct phishing attacks via a long
hostname, which is truncated after a certain number of characters, as
demonstrated by a phishing attack using HTTP Basic Authentication.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-3143?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| kdebase | 7.10 gutsy | Not affected |
| 7.04 feisty | Not affected |
| 6.10 edgy | Not affected |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Not affected |
| opera | 7.10 gutsy | Fixed 9.25-20071214.6gutsy1 |
| 7.04 feisty | Fixed 9.23-20070809.6feisty1 |
| 6.10 edgy | Fixed 9.23-20070809.6edgy1 |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Fixed 9.23-20070809.6dapper1 |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

CVE references konqueror 3.5.5, but securityfocus references
opera. securityfocus says that other browsers may be affected, and
there is test exploit code. Need to verify on konqueror.

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### [kees](https://launchpad.net/~kees)

this may already be solved from CVE-2007-3820, CVE-2007-4224,
and CVE-2007-4225.

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3143)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3143)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-3143)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-3143)

### Other references

* <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24352>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3143>