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CVE-2006-1942 Detail

Current Description

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."


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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19698 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19698 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19988 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/19988 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/20063 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/20063 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 Vendor Advisory 
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
http://www.gavinsharp.com/tmp/ImageVuln.html Patch 
http://www.gavinsharp.com/tmp/ImageVuln.html Patch 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-39.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-39.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-view-image.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-view-image.html Vendor Advisory 
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
http://www.osvdb.org/24713
http://www.osvdb.org/24713
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431267/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431267/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433138/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433138/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433539/30/5070/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433539/30/5070/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/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/18228
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334341
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334341
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-1942
NVD Published Date:
04/20/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE