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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 87.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Newsbeuter — versions 0.3, 0.4, 0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3977 (vendor-advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/16/1 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260 (Patch)
- github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333 (Patch)
- github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/598 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/ (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.