Description
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 (8)
Core 8
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31676
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31995
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
Scores
EPSS
0.0182
EPSS Percentile
76.3%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (13)
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
... and 3 more
Published
Sep 04, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026