Ubuntu: USN-3947-1 High: newsbeuter Remote Code Execution
debian
August 18, 2017
Jeriko One discovered that newsbeuter, a text-mode RSS feed reader, did not properly escape the title and description of a news article when bookmarking it
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 2.8-2+deb8u1.
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.9-5+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your newsbeuter packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: newsbeuter
CVE ID: CVE-2017-12904
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