CVE-2008-3907
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
- Record
CVE-2008-3907- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
- Record
CVE-2008-3907- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3893 No score
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3893- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c24p-p34c-x969 No score
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary...
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
- Record
GHSA-c24p-p34c-x969- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a feed URL.
- Record
CVE-2008-3907- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
newsbeuterDebian:5.0 |
before 0.9.1-1+lenny2 | 0.9.1-1+lenny2 |
newsbeuterDebian:5.0 |
before 0.9.1-1+lenny3 | 0.9.1-1+lenny3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| 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-2008-3907 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Newsbeuter, published September 2, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.82%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in newsbeuter 0.9.1-1+lenny2.
