CVE-2006-1942

Published: Apr 20, 2006Modified: Apr 16, 2026

5.1

Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 4.9 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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."

Affected (5)

Products: K Meleon Project: K Meleon · Mozilla: Firefox · Netscape: Navigator

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
K Meleon Project K Meleon	Version 0.9.13
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.5.0.2
Netscape Navigator	Version 7.2
Netscape Navigator	Version 8.0.40
Netscape Navigator	Version 8.1

References (56)

http://secunia.com/advisories/19698

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/19988

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/20063

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/20376

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21176

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21183

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/21324

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/22066

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gavinsharp.com/tmp/ImageVuln.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-39.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-view-image.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.osvdb.org/24713

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431267/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433138/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433539/30/5070/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334341

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/19698