5.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-1942
Mozilla Firefox File Opening Vulnerability
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."

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2006, 10:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

4.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1942 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
1 K-meleon_project k-meleon
1 Netscape navigator
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1942.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/19698 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19988 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20063 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
http://www.gavinsharp.com/tmp/ImageVuln.html Patch
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.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
http://www.osvdb.org/24713
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/1/433539/30/5070/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/bid/18228
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/2008/0083 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334341
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925
http://secunia.com/advisories/19698 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19988 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20063 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
http://www.gavinsharp.com/tmp/ImageVuln.html Patch
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.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
http://www.osvdb.org/24713
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/1/433539/30/5070/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/bid/18228
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/2008/0083 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334341
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1942 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1942 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19698
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/19988
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20063
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/20376
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21176
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21183
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/21324
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134
    Added Reference http://www.gavinsharp.com/tmp/ImageVuln.html
    Added Reference http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-39.html
    Added Reference http://www.networksecurity.fi/advisories/netscape-view-image.html
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/24713
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431267/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433138/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433539/30/5070/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=334341
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/433539/30/5070/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/431267/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/433138/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433539/30/5070/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/433138/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431267/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/25925 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25925 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1942 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1942 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.20 }} 1.21%

score

0.89089

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability