CVE-2005-2968 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in Firefox 1.0.6 and Mozilla 1.7.10. Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by providing a malicious URL containing shell metacharacters on the command line, which the browser then passes unfiltered to bash. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe risk with potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.7.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.10:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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