# CVE-2006-1942: Other in n/a

> Attackers can execute local applications by tricking users into viewing broken images with file:// URLs in web browsers.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Apr 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xp4w-9xx2-8w32

## What is CVE-2006-1942?

CVE-2006-1942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 20 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1942?

It affects 3 products.


Products: K-Meleon Project K-Meleon, Mozilla Firefox, Netscape Navigator.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-1942?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2006-1942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

- [CVE-2006-4253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4253/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2005-4134](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4134/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-1942 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-1942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 20 Apr 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-1942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mozilla Firefox. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1942/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-1942/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1942
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1942
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-1942

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.