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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2020.3568
USN-4585-1: Newsbeuter vulnerabilities
16 October 2020
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Newsbeuter
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-14500 CVE-2017-12904
Reference: ESB-2017.2363
ESB-2017.2084
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/
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USN-4585-1: Newsbeuter vulnerabilities
15 October 2020
Newsbeuter could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious file.
Releases
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Packages
o newsbeuter - open-source RSS/Atom feed reader for text terminals
Details
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)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
o newsbeuter - 2.9-3ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2017-12904
o CVE-2017-14500
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