Is CVE-2006-1942 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-1942 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-1942?

CVE-2006-1942 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.1 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-1942?

CVE-2006-1942 has an EPSS score of 2.54% (83th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-1942?

Upgrade firefox on debian unstable to 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-1942

MEDIUMEPSS 83th pctl

5.1

CVSS v2

NVD

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."

How to fix

Remediation Available

firefoxDebian

Fixed in:1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.4-1CVE-2006-1942

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

2.54%probability of exploitation in 30 days

83rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 83% of all known CVEs.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.