security flaw
Published Sep 20, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.72%
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 products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:1.0.7-1.4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:785
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
thunderbird-0:1.0.7-1.4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2005:791
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:1.0.7-1.4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:785 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | thunderbird-0:1.0.7-1.4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:791 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
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.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 10.72% (0.10718) | 95.69th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.72% (0.10718) | 95.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 20, 2025 | 45.89% (0.45887) | 97.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 32.83% (0.32827) | 96.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 46.84% (0.46845) | 96.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 32.83% (0.32827) | 96.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 34.41% (0.34412) | 96.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 93.95% (0.93952) | 99.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 10, 2024 | 96.16% (0.96155) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 11, 2023 | 95.91% (0.95907) | 99.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 27, 2023 | 96.32% (0.96321) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.44% (0.96437) | 99.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 95.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.57% (0.12567) | 90.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (27)
- ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SCO
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16869 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17042 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17090 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17149 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17263 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17284 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-866 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-868 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/914681 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:174 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/mfsa2005-58.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-785.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-791.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14888 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15495 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-186-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-200-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1794 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1824 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2968 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=307185 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617768 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2968
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11105 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2968
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.