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CVE-2017-14500

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in the podcast playback...

8.8 HighFix available

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

3.08%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

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 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
newsbeuter
Alpine:v3.3
before 2.9-r5
2.9-r5
newsbeuter
Alpine:v3.4
before 2.9-r5
2.9-r5
newsbeuter
Alpine:v3.5
before 2.9-r5
2.9-r5
newsbeuter
Alpine:v3.6
before 2.9-r5
2.9-r5
newsbeuter
Alpine:v3.7
before 2.9-r5
2.9-r5
newsbeuter
Debian:7
before 2.5-2+deb7u3, plus listed versions
2.5-22.5-2+deb7u12.5-2+deb7u2
2.5-2+deb7u3
newsbeuter
Debian:8
before 2.8-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions
2.8-22.8-2+deb8u1
2.8-2+deb8u2
newsbeuter
Debian:9
before 2.9-5+deb9u2, plus listed versions
2.9-52.9-5+deb9u1
2.9-5+deb9u2
newsbeuter
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 2.9-3ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
2.8-22.9-0ubuntu12.9-3
2.9-3ubuntu0.1
newsbeuter
Ubuntu: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

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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