Local files or privileged URLs in pages can be opened into new tabs — Mozilla

Security researcher Armin Ebert reported that opening hyperlinks on a page with the mouse and specific keyboard key combinations could allow a Chrome privileged URL to be opened without context restrictions being preserved. This could also allow for local files or resources from a known location ...

"View Image" local resource linking (Windows) — Mozilla

Normally Mozilla-based clients prevent web content from linking to local files but Eric Foley reports a partial bypass of this restriction by using Windows filename syntax on a Windows computer rather than a file:/// URL as the SRC= attribute. The image will not be loaded on the web page--it will...

Microsoft Windows Media Player 7.1 - Skin File Code Execution

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7517/info Windows Media Player is vulnerable to code execution through skin files. WMP does not properly validate URLs that are passed to initiate a skin file download and installation. This could allow a malicious file advertised as a skin file to be...