CVE-2017-14500
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in the podcast playback...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14500- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14500- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-6002 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-6002- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-372j-rcwj-w67h
8.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in the podcast playback...
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.
- Record
GHSA-372j-rcwj-w67h- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-14500
8.8
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-14500- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
8.8
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-14500- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14500
8.8
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14500- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4585-1 No score
newsbeuter vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Newsbeuter didn't handle the command line input properly. An remote attacker could use it to ran remote code by crafting a special input file. (CVE-2017-12904)
It was discovered that Newsbeuter didn't handle metacharacters in its filename properly. An remote attacker could use it to ran remote code by crafting a special filename. (CVE-2017-14500)
- Record
USN-4585-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
newsbeuterAlpine:v3.3 |
before 2.9-r5 | 2.9-r5 |
newsbeuterAlpine:v3.4 |
before 2.9-r5 | 2.9-r5 |
newsbeuterAlpine:v3.5 |
before 2.9-r5 | 2.9-r5 |
newsbeuterAlpine:v3.6 |
before 2.9-r5 | 2.9-r5 |
newsbeuterAlpine:v3.7 |
before 2.9-r5 | 2.9-r5 |
newsbeuterDebian:7 |
before 2.5-2+deb7u3, plus listed versions 2.5-22.5-2+deb7u12.5-2+deb7u2 |
2.5-2+deb7u3 |
newsbeuterDebian:8 |
before 2.8-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions 2.8-22.8-2+deb8u1 |
2.8-2+deb8u2 |
newsbeuterDebian:9 |
before 2.9-5+deb9u2, plus listed versions 2.9-52.9-5+deb9u1 |
2.9-5+deb9u2 |
newsbeuterUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.9-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.8-22.9-0ubuntu12.9-3 |
2.9-3ubuntu0.1 |
newsbeuterUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.9-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 2.8-22.9-0ubuntu12.9-3 |
2.9-3ubuntu0.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-14500 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Newsbeuter, published September 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.08%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in newsbeuter 2.9-r5.
References
debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3977
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/16/1
github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260
github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333
github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/598
usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1