CVE-2005-2968

N/A Unknown
Published: September 20, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Firefox 1.0.6 and Mozilla 1.7.10 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL that is provided to the browser on the command line, which is sent unfiltered to bash.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/16869
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17042
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17090
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17149
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914681
Source: secalert@redhat.com
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14888
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1794
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307185
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11105
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/16869
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17042
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17090
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17149
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914681
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14888
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1794
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307185
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

46 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
45.9%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla