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CVE-2006-1729

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

4.3 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

2.23%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.3

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.

Record
CVE-2006-1729
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2006-1729
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1729 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2006-1729
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gxf-f3cr-5m3p No score

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

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.

Record
GHSA-2gxf-f3cr-5m3p
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
mozilla-firefox
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 23 CVEs
 before 1.0.4-2sarge6, plus listed versions
1.0.4-21.0.4-2sarge11.0.4-2sarge21.0.4-2sarge31.0.4-2sarge41.0.4-2sarge5
1.0.4-2sarge6
mozilla
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 31 CVEs
 before 2:1.7.8-1sarge5, plus listed versions
2:1.7.8-12:1.7.8-1sarge12:1.7.8-1sarge22:1.7.8-1sarge3
2:1.7.8-1sarge5
mozilla-thunderbird
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 28 CVEs
 before 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8, plus listed versions
1.0.2-21.0.2-2.sarge1.0.61.0.2-2.sarge1.0.7
1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8
mozilla-thunderbird
Debian:3.1
From an advisory covering 15 CVEs
 before 1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8a, plus listed versions
1.0.2-21.0.2-2.sarge1.0.61.0.2-2.sarge1.0.71.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8
1.0.2-2.sarge1.0.8a
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.8-1.4.1
0:1.0.8-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.8-1.4.1
0:1.0.8-1.4.1
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.8-1.4.1
0:1.0.8-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.8-1.4.1
0:1.0.8-1.4.1
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.8-1.4.1
0:1.0.8-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.8-1.4.1
0:1.0.8-1.4.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
firefox
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.8-1.4.1
0:1.0.8-1.4.1
firefox-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 0:1.0.8-1.4.1
0:1.0.8-1.4.1
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8
devhelp-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 20 CVEs
 before 0:0.9.2-2.4.8
0:0.9.2-2.4.8

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-1729 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Mozilla Firefox, published April 14, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.23%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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