CVE-2008-3907

critical

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

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4

http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/31995

http://secunia.com/advisories/31676

http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-09-04

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical