CVE-2006-2782

Description

Firefox 1.5.0.2 does not fix all test cases associated with CVE-2006-1729, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by inserting the target filename into a text box, then turning that box into a file upload control.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21176 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:145 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748 vdb entry
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-41.html
https://usn.ubuntu.com/323-1/ vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20561 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0594.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21336 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435795/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0610.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20376 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0609.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21178 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016202 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18228 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21532 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21270 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21188 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21134 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21631 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/296-2/ vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1118 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1120 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0611.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1134 vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200606-12.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21324 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21183 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26851 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10429 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21269 third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_35_mozilla.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0578.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2106 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:143 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-2782?
CVE-2006-2782 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-2782?
To fix CVE-2006-2782, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-2782 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-2782 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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