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Status published
Medium
CVE-2008-3907
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
- http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31676
- http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31995
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
Affected Vendor
newsbeuter
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newsbeuter
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.1.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.9, 0.9.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 4th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.