CVE catalog
CVE-2017-12904
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12904
- Severity
- Unknown
- Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 6.40% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | newsbeuter | 3.3 | 2.9-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | newsbeuter | 3.4 | 2.9-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | newsbeuter | 3.5 | 2.9-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | newsbeuter | 3.6 | 2.9-r4 | fixed |
| Alpine | newsbeuter | 3.7 | 2.9-r4 | fixed |
| Debian | newsbeuter | 8 | 2.8-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | newsbeuter | 8 | 2.8-2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| Debian | newsbeuter | 9 | 2.9-5 | vulnerable |
| Debian | newsbeuter | 9 | 2.9-5+deb9u1 | fixed |
| Debian | newsbeuter | 7 | 2.5-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | newsbeuter | 7 | 2.5-2+deb7u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | newsbeuter | 7 | 2.5-2+deb7u2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | 16.04 | 2.8-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | 16.04 | 2.9-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | 16.04 | 2.9-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | 16.04 | 2.9-3ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | 16.04 | 2.8-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | 16.04 | 2.9-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | 16.04 | 2.9-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | 16.04 | 2.9-3ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | newsbeuter | apk | 3.3 | 2.9-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-12904 | Not reported |
| Alpine | newsbeuter | apk | 3.4 | 2.9-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-12904 | Not reported |
| Alpine | newsbeuter | apk | 3.5 | 2.9-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-12904 | Not reported |
| Alpine | newsbeuter | apk | 3.6 | 2.9-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-12904 | Not reported |
| Alpine | newsbeuter | apk | 3.7 | 2.9-r4 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2017-12904 | Not reported |
| Debian | newsbeuter | deb | 8 | 2.8-2+deb8u1 | Not reported | DSA-3947-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | newsbeuter | deb | 9 | 2.9-5+deb9u1 | Not reported | DSA-3947-1 | Not reported |
| Debian | newsbeuter | deb | 7 | 2.5-2+deb7u2 | Not reported | DLA-1061-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | deb | 16.04 | 2.9-3ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | USN-4585-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | newsbeuter | deb | 16.04 | 2.9-3ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12904 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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