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CVE-2006-1729 Detail

Description

Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by (1) inserting the target filename into a text box, then turning that box into a file upload control, or (2) changing the type of the input control that is associated with an event handler.


Metrics

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Evaluator Solution

Fixed in: Firefox 1.5.0.2 Firefox 1.0.8 SeaMonkey 1.0.1 Mozilla Suite 1.7.13

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt Broken Link 
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2006.26/SCOSA-2006.26.txt Broken Link 
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc Broken Link 
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060404-01-U.asc Broken Link 
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html Broken Link 
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Apr/0003.html Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19631 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19631 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19649 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19649 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19696 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19696 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19714 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19714 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19721 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19721 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19729 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19729 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19746 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19746 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19759 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19759 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19794 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19794 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19811 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19811 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19852 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19852 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19862 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19862 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19863 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19902 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19902 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19941 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21033 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21033 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21622 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21622 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 Third Party Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 Third Party Advisory 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1 Broken Link 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102550-1 Broken Link 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1 Broken Link 
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-228526-1 Broken Link 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-205.htm Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1044 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1046 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1051 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-12.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200604-18.xml Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:075 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:075 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:076 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:076 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-23.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-23.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html Broken Link  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00153.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2006-April/msg00154.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0328.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0329.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436296/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/436338/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17516 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1356 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3391 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 Permissions Required  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25823 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25823 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10922 Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10922 Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1929 Third Party Advisory 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1929 Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/271-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/275-1/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-1729
NVD Published Date:
04/14/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.