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QtWeb Internet Browser 2.0 (build 043) Remote Denial of Service Exploit (smile)

Medium
Advisory ID
ZSL-2009-4911
Release Date
01 April 2009
Vendor
Affected Version
2.0 (build 043)
CVE
N/A
Tested On
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 (English)
Summary

QtWeb is compact, portable and secure web browser having some unique UI and privacy features. QtWeb is an open source project based on Nokia's Qt framework (former Trolltech) and Apple's WebKit rendering engine (the same as being used in Apple Safari and Google Chrome).

Description

QtWeb browser is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Proof of Concept
Disclosure Timeline
N/A
Credits
Vulnerability discovered by Gjoko Krstic
References
Changelog
01.04.2009Initial release
14.04.2010Added reference [3]