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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201801-18 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: January 17, 2018 |
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Bugs: #628796 |
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ID: 201801-18 |
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Synopsis |
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Insufficient input validation in Newsbeuter may allow remote attackers |
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to execute arbitrary shell commands. |
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Background |
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Newsbeuter is a RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 net-news/newsbeuter < 2.9-r3 >= 2.9-r3 |
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Description |
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Newsbeuter does not properly escape shell meta-characters in the title |
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and description of RSS feeds when bookmarking. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a feed with specially |
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crafted URLs, could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands with the |
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privileges of the user running the application. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Newsbeuter users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-news/newsbeuter-2.9-r3" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12904 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12904 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-18 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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