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CVE-2017-14500
HIGH · CVSS 8.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-09-17T05:29:00.193 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:06:16.080

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in the podcast playback function of Podbeuter in Newsbeuter 0.3 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item with a media enclosure (i.e., a podcast file) that includes shell metacharacters in its filename, related to pb_controller.cpp and queueloader.cpp, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-12904.

Affected products

newsbeuter — newsbeuter

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References

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