Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | GLSA-201801-18 | First vendor Publication | 2018-01-17 |
| Vendor | Gentoo | Last vendor Modification | 2018-01-17 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Synopsis ========
Insufficient input validation in Newsbeuter may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands.
Background ==========
Newsbeuter is a RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console.
Description ===========
Newsbeuter does not properly escape shell meta-characters in the title and description of RSS feeds when bookmarking.
Impact ======
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a feed with specially crafted URLs, could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround ==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution ==========
All Newsbeuter users should upgrade to the latest version:
References ==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12904 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12904
Availability ============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-18
|
Original Source
| Url : http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201801-18.xml |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018-01-18 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201801-18.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-08-21 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-1061.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2017-08-21 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3947.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2018-01-17 17:19:58 |
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