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GLSA-201803-04 : Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

high Nessus Plugin ID 107284

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201803-04 (Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 Newsbeuter does not properly escape shell meta-characters in an RSS item with a media enclosure in the podcast playback function of Podbeuter.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a feed with a specially crafted media enclosure, could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

Gentoo has discontinued support for Newsbeuter and recommends that users unmerge the package:
 # emerge --unmerge 'net-news/newsbeuter'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-04

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 107284

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201803-04.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 3/12/2018

Updated: 6/7/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:newsbeuter, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14500

GLSA: 201803-04