CVE-2017-14500
Published: 17 September 2017
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
newsbeuter Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
xenial |
Released
(2.9-3ubuntu0.1)
|
artful |
Not vulnerable
(2.9-6)
|
|
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(2.9-6)
|
|
cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(2.9-6)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.9-6)
|
|
eoan |
Does not exist
|
|
focal |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.9-7)
|
|
zesty |
Released
(2.9-5+deb9u2build0.17.04.1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333 upstream: https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.8 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |