# CVE-2017-14500: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command in the podcast playback function of Podbeuter in Newsbeuter 0.3 through 2.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-17 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3977
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/16/1
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/c8fea2f60c18ed30bdd1bb6f798e994e51a58260
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/commit/26f5a4350f3ab5507bb8727051c87bb04660f333
- https://github.com/akrennmair/newsbeuter/issues/598
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4585-1/

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