CVE-2005-2968 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.7% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 10.72% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-09-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mozilla | firefox |
| mozilla | mozilla |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mozilla Browser/Firefox - Arbitrary Command Execution | 2005-09-20 |
References
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16869
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17042
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17090
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17149
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17263
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17284
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914681
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14888
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1794
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