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TI-2005-02800 Aliases CVE-2005-2968GHSA-56cv-7m3h-rjxp

Firefox 1.0.6 and Mozilla 1.7.10 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell…

Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.10718 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6VulnerableMozilla
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.10:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*1.7.10VulnerableMozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:1.0.6:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Mozilla
  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla:1.7.10:*:linux:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.7.10 Vulnerable ·Mozilla

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2005:791 Released 2005-10-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    thunderbird security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1, thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1.i386, thunderbird-1.0.7-1.4.1.ia64
  • RHSA-2005:785 Released 2005-09-22 · Red Hat rating Critical
    firefox security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1.ia64 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1.ia64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1.i386, firefox-1.0.7-1.4.1.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:785, RHSA-2005:791
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:785, RHSA-2005:791
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:785, RHSA-2005:791
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2005:785, RHSA-2005:791

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-2968
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-56cv-7m3h-rjxp

References

Patch 1

Advisory 9

Other 4

  • TI-2024-08981 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-09832 Use after free in Mozilla Firefox KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-08769 Improper input validation in Mozilla Firefox ESR KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2010-03577 Mozilla Firefox 3.5.x through 3.5.14 and 3.6.x through 3.6.11, Thunderbird 3.1.6 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-04799 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-04477 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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