CVE-2006-1942

Summary

CVECVE-2006-1942
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-04-20 22:02:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-18 16:37:00 UTC
DescriptionMozilla 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."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application K-meleon Project K-meleon 0.9.13 All All All
Application K-meleon Project K-meleon 0.9.13 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 7.2 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 8.0.40 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 8.1 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 7.2 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 8.0.40 All All All
Application Netscape Navigator 8.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Firefox "View Image" Local Resource Linking Weakness - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
334341 – [FIX]Using image tags with a non image file, and selected view image, file will still load up, allowing access to system resources CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org
24713 OSVDB www.osvdb.org
SecurityFocus HP www.securityfocus.com
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Bug 334341 MISC www.gavinsharp.com Patch
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Mozilla Suite "View Image" Local Resource Linking Weakness - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, Camino, and Thunderbird Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com
MFSA 2006-39: "View Image" local resource linking (Windows) CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
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This domain name is registered with Netim MISC www.networksecurity.fi Vendor Advisory
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SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
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