CVE-2017-14500
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-78
OS Command Injections
Publication date:
17/09/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in the podcast playback function of Podbeuter in Newsbeuter 0.3 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item with a media enclosure (i.e., a podcast file) that includes shell metacharacters in its filename, related to pb_controller.cpp and queueloader.cpp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-12904.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/16/1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3977
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/598
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/16/1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3977
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/598
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/



