fkie_cve-2008-3907
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-09-04 17:41
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31676Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31995
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31676Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31995
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
newsbeuter newsbeuter *
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


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  "lastModified": "2025-04-09T00:30:58.490",
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