Description
Mozilla Firefox before 1.5.0.5, Thunderbird before 1.5.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to reference remote files and possibly load chrome: URLs by tricking the user into copying or dragging links.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | thunderbird | 1.5.0.5-1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 4 | devhelp +1 | 0.10-0.2.el4 | RHSA-2006:0609 |
| RHEL 4 | firefox | 1.5.0.5-0.el4.1 | RHSA-2006:0610 |
| RHEL 4 | seamonkey +5 | 1.0.3-0.el4.1 | RHSA-2006:0609 |
| RHEL 3 | seamonkey +9 | 1.0.3-0.el3.1 | RHSA-2006:0608 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2006:0609 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2006:0610 Red Hat Security Advisory: firefox security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2006:0608 Red Hat Security Advisory: seamonkey security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- 21243 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0608 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-200608-02 vendor-advisory
- VU#398492 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:145 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2006-3748 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11013 vdb-entry signature
- 19181 vdb-entry
- 22055 third-party-advisory
- 20060727 rPSA-2006-0137-1 firefox mailing-list
- 21529 third-party-advisory
- 21216 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200608-03 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0594 vendor-advisory
- 21336 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0610 vendor-advisory
- USN-329-1 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:146 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2006:0609 vendor-advisory
- 22210 third-party-advisory
- 21607 third-party-advisory
- 1016586 vdb-entry
- 19873 third-party-advisory
- 21262 third-party-advisory
- 21532 third-party-advisory
- 21270 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-0083 vdb-entry
- USN-327-1 vendor-advisory
- 21361 third-party-advisory
- 21631 third-party-advisory
- SSRT061181 vendor-advisory
- mozilla-chrome-information-disclosure(27993) vdb-entry
- 21275 third-party-advisory
- 21246 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SA:2006:048 vendor-advisory
- 21229 third-party-advisory
- 1016587 vdb-entry
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2006/mfsa2006-56.html
- USN-350-1 vendor-advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-536
- 22066 third-party-advisory
- GLSA-200608-04 vendor-advisory
- 21343 third-party-advisory
- MDKSA-2006:143 vendor-advisory
- USN-354-1 vendor-advisory