OS Command Injection in newsbeuter - CVE-2008-3907
Published: August 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33985
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3907
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: akrennmair
Affected software:
newsbeuter
newsbeuter
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing URL. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data via RSS feed and trick the victim into opening URL via the open-in-browser command and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2008-3907
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
- http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791