CVE-2017-14500

Description

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.50% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3977 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/16/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260 patch
https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333 patch
https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/598 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14500?
CVE-2017-14500 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14500?
To fix CVE-2017-14500, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-14500 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-14500 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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