High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-14500
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.
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Affected products
25cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 0.3 - 2.9
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333nvdPatch
- github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260nvdPatch
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/16/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/598nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3977nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/nvd
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