newsbeuter URL command execution
| newsbeuter-url-command-execution (44791) |  High Risk |
Description:
newsbeuter could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by the improper validation of user-supplied input. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted URL within an RSS feed using a Web browser, a remote attacker could inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on the vulnerable system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of newsbeuter (1.1 or later), available from the newsbeuter Web site. See References.
References:
- Newsbeuter Development Blog, September 1, 2008 at 10:47 am: Newsbeuter 1.1 released: contains security fix, please upgrade.
- newsbeuter Web site: Download.
- BID-30964: Newsbeuter Crafted URI Remote Arbitrary Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3907: The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
- GLSA-200809-12: Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
- OSVDB ID: 47935: Newsbeuter URL Processing Arbitrary Shell Command Execution
- SA31676: Newsbeuter URL Processing Shell Command Execution
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.1
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.1.1
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.2
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.3
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.4
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.5
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.6
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.7
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.8
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.8.1
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.8.2
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.9
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.9.1
- newsbeuter newsbeuter 1.0
Reported:
Sep 01, 2008
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