CVE-2008-3907

N/A Unknown
Published: September 04, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31676
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31995
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://newsbeuter.wordpress.com/2008/09/01/newsbeuter-11-released-contains-security-fix-please-upgrade/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31676
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31995
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44791
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

Affected Vendors

newsbeuter

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