CVE-2006-1729 describes a vulnerability in older versions of Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Suite, and SeaMonkey that allowed remote attackers to read arbitrary local files. This was achievable by manipulating input fields, either by converting a text box containing a filename into a file upload control or by altering the type of an input control associated with an event handler. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, leading to potential confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely exploited or discussed vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0, < 1.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 1.5, < 1.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.7.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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