CVE-2005-2968

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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 32.83% Top 5%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824	vdb entry
ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14888	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495	vdb entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307185	patch vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-2	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16869	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17042	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866	vendor advisory
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/17284	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17149	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17263	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11105	vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914681	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html	vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-1	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17090	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1794	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2968?: CVE-2005-2968 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2968?: To fix CVE-2005-2968, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2968 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2968 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~33% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.