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.
Published: 2017-09-17
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: 1.5% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1104-1 newsbeuter security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3977-1 newsbeuter security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6002 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4585-1 Newsbeuter vulnerabilities
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Newsbeuter Newsbeuter
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:27:40.646Z

Reserved: 2017-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14500

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-17T05:29:00.193

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14500

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