RCE in Newsbeuter
CVE-2017-14500
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.031 (86.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Newsbeuter — versions 0.3, 0.4, 0.5
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-14500?
- CVE-2017-14500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Newsbeuter, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-09-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-14500?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.