Ubuntu: USN-4585-1 (CVE-2017-12904): Newsbeuter vulnerabilities
9
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
08/18/2017
10/19/2020
10/16/2020
03/22/2023
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.
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-newsbeuter
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