OS Command Injection in newsbeuter - CVE-2008-3907
Published: August 5, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33985
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
newsbeuter
newsbeuter
Software vendor:
akrennmair
akrennmair
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- 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