CVE-2017-14500
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (25)
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references (20)
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- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/16/1cnnvd
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333cnnvd
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260cnnvd
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/598cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159580/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4585-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3568/cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3977cnnvd
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