CVE-2017-12904

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2017-08-23

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-943

Affected products

• Debian Linux (Debian)
• Newsbeuter (Newsbeuter)

References

• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947
• https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307
• https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591
• https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/