Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic Affecting newsbeuter package, versions <2.9-3ubuntu0.1
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- published23 Aug 2017
- disclosed23 Aug 2017
Introduced: 23 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12904 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 newsbeuter to version 2.9-3ubuntu0.1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream newsbeuter package and not the newsbeuter package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-12904
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-12904
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12904
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/newsbeuter/iFqSE7Vz-DE
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/