{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12904","details":"Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in bookmarking function of Newsbeuter versions 0.7 through 2.9 allows remote attackers to perform user-assisted code execution by crafting an RSS item that includes shell code in its title and/or URL.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:52:18.764766Z","published":"2017-08-23T14:29:00Z","related":["USN-4585-1"],"upstream":["CVE-2017-12904"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12904"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/591"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/96e9506ae9e252c548665152d1b8968297128307"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12904"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4585-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"newsbeuter","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/newsbeuter@2.9-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.9-3ubuntu0.1"}]}],"versions":["2.8-2","2.9-0ubuntu1","2.9-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"newsbeuter","binary_version":"2.9-3ubuntu0.1"}],"availability":"No subscription required"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12904.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}