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FKIE_CVE-2006-1942

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2006-04-20 22:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:23
Severity
Summary
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."
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/19698Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/19988Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20063Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/20376Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21176Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21183Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/21324Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/22066Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gavinsharp.com/tmp/ImageVuln.htmlPatch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-39.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-view-image.htmlVendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/24713
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431267/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433138/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433539/30/5070/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334341
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19698Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/19988Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20063Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/20376Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21176Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21183Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/21324Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/22066Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gavinsharp.com/tmp/ImageVuln.htmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-39.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-view-image.htmlVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/24713
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431267/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433138/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433539/30/5070/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334341
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
k-meleon_project k-meleon 0.9.13
mozilla firefox 1.5.0.2
netscape navigator 7.2
netscape navigator 8.0.40
netscape navigator 8.1

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    },
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    },
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}



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