CVE-2005-2968

Published: Sep 20, 2005Modified: Apr 16, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox, Mozilla

Mozilla

2 products

Firefox

Mozilla

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Version 1.0.6
Mozilla Mozilla	Version 1.7.10

References (46)

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt (unsafe URL)

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://secunia.com/advisories/16869

Source: secalert@redhat.com

PatchVendor 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

PatchVendor 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 (unsafe URL)