CVE-2017-12904

N/A
Published: August 23, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxNewsbeuter

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3947
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-943

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