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GLSA-200809-12 : Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34258

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-200809-12 (Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code)

 J.H.M. Dassen reported that the open-in-browser command does not properly escape shell metacharacters in the URL before passing it to system().
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a feed with specially crafted URLs, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the user running the application.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Newsbeuter users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-news/newsbeuter-1.2'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200809-12

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34258

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200809-12.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 9/23/2008

Updated: 1/6/2021

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

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: 9/22/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3907

CWE: 20

GLSA: 200809-12