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TI-2006-01675 Aliases CVE-2006-1729GHSA-2gxf-f3cr-5m3p

Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13…

Priority LOW 24CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Mozilla Firefox 1.x before 1.5.0.2 and 1.0.x before 1.0.8, Mozilla Suite before 1.7.13, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by (1) inserting the target filename into a text box, then turning that box into a file upload control, or (2) changing the type of the input control that is associated with an event handler.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02234 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0 to before 1.0.8; 1.5 to before 1.5.0.2VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.7.13VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.1VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 to before 1.0.8; 1.5 to before 1.5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.13 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:seamonkey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2006:0329 Released 2006-04-18 · Red Hat rating Critical
    mozilla security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.ppc +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8, devhelp-0.9.2-2.4.8.i386, devhelp-devel-0.9.2-2.4.8 +1
  • RHSA-2006:0328 Released 2006-04-14 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.8-1.4.1.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0328, RHSA-2006:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0328, RHSA-2006:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0328, RHSA-2006:0329
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0328, RHSA-2006:0329

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-1729
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gxf-f3cr-5m3p

References

Advisory 25

Sources

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