Sigurnosni nedostatak programskog paketa Newsbeuter

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201801-18
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: January 17, 2018
Bugs: #628796
ID: 201801-18

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Synopsis
========

Insufficient input validation in Newsbeuter may allow remote attackers
to execute arbitrary shell commands.

Background
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Newsbeuter is a RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-news/newsbeuter < 2.9-r3 >= 2.9-r3

Description
===========

Newsbeuter does not properly escape shell meta-characters in the title
and description of RSS feeds when bookmarking.

Impact
======

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a feed with specially
crafted URLs, could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands with the
privileges of the user running the application.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Newsbeuter users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-news/newsbeuter-2.9-r3”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12904
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12904

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-18

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201801-18
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 https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
 Title: Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
 Date: January 17, 2018
 Bugs: #628796
 ID: 201801-18
 
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Synopsis
========
 
Insufficient input validation in Newsbeuter may allow remote attackers
to execute arbitrary shell commands.
 
Background
==========
 
Newsbeuter is a RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console.
 
Affected packages
=================
 
 ——————————————————————-
 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
 ——————————————————————-
 1 net-news/newsbeuter < 2.9-r3 >= 2.9-r3 
 
Description
===========
 
Newsbeuter does not properly escape shell meta-characters in the title
and description of RSS feeds when bookmarking.
 
Impact
======
 
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a feed with specially
crafted URLs, could possibly execute arbitrary shell commands with the
privileges of the user running the application.
 
Workaround
==========
 
There is no known workaround at this time.
 
Resolution
==========
 
All Newsbeuter users should upgrade to the latest version:
 
 # emerge –sync
 # emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose ">=net-news/newsbeuter-2.9-r3"
 
References
==========
 
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-12904
 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12904
 
Availability
============
 
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
 
 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-18
 
Concerns?
=========
 
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
 
License
=======
 
Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
 
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
 
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