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.
Published 2005-09-20 22:03:00
Updated 2017-10-11 01:30:21
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Products affected by CVE-2005-2968

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-2968

96.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2005-2968

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST

Vendor statements for CVE-2005-2968

  • Red Hat 2006-08-30
    Not vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of Mozilla and Firefox as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
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