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CVE-2006-1942

Published: Apr 20, 2006 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1942
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 and possibly other versions before 1.5.0.4, Netscape 8.1, 8.0.4, and 7.2, and K-Meleon 0.9.13 allows user-assisted remote attackers to open local files via a web page with an IMG element containing a SRC attribute with a non-image file:// URL, then tricking the user into selecting View Image for the broken image, as demonstrated using a .wma file to launch Windows Media Player, or by referencing an alternate web page.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
K-meleonK-meleon_project0.9.13 (including)0.9.13 (including)
FirefoxMozilla1.5.0.2 (including)1.5.0.2 (including)
NavigatorNetscape7.2 (including)7.2 (including)
NavigatorNetscape8.0.40 (including)8.0.40 (including)
NavigatorNetscape8.1 (including)8.1 (including)
Mozilla-thunderbirdUbuntudapper*

References

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