ALPINE-CVE-2017-14500

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    ALPINE-CVE-2017-14500

    Published: 17 Sept 2017Last Modified: 15 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-14500

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-14500

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: newsbeuter

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/newsbeuter?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9-r5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High