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TI-2017-10602 Aliases CVE-2017-14500GHSA-372j-rcwj-w67h

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

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03078 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.2VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.1VulnerableNewsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.2 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.1 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.1VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.2VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.3VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.4VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.6VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.7VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.8VulnerableNewsbeuter
cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.9VulnerableNewsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.7 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.8 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter
  • cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.9 Vulnerable ·Newsbeuter

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-14500
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-372j-rcwj-w67h

References

Patch 2

Advisory 4

  • TI-2017-09557 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2008-03746 The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

Sources

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