oss-security - Re: CVE id request: newsbeuter

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Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:22:07 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: CVE id request: newsbeuter

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Name: CVE-2008-3907
Status: Candidate
URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3907
Reference: MLIST:[oss-security] 20080901 CVE id request: newsbeuter
Reference: URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4
Reference: CONFIRM:http://www.newsbeuter.org/downloads/CHANGES
Reference: BID:30964
Reference: URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30964
Reference: SECUNIA:31676
Reference: URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/31676

The open-in-browser command in newsbeuter before 1.1 allows remote
attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a
feed URL.

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