CVE-2008-3907
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
04/09/2008
Last modified:
09/04/2025
Description
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31995
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
- http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791
- http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31995
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
- http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791



