CVE-2006-1942 describes a user-assisted remote file opening vulnerability affecting Mozilla Firefox, Netscape, and K-Meleon browsers. An attacker could craft a web page with an IMG element pointing to a local non-image file via a file:// URL. If a user then selected "View Image" for the broken image, the browser would launch the associated application for that local file, potentially executing malicious content. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity. It requires user interaction (AC:H) and can lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:P/I:P/A:P) if successfully exploited. The attack vector is network-based (AV:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered significant attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.9.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:k-meleon_project:k-meleon:0.9.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0.40CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:8.0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netscape:navigator:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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