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Debian 7 Wheezy DLA-1104-1 Critical: Newsbeuter Remote Execution

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 21, 2017
Dist Debian Esm H88
Enhance your newsbeuter setup to address a significant vulnerability that permits unauthorized command execution from a distance.
It was discovered that podbeuter, the podcast fetcher in newsbeuter, a text-mode RSS feed reader, did not properly escape the name of the media enclosure (the podcast file), allowi...
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Summary

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
2.5-2+deb7u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your newsbeuter packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: newsbeuter
Version: 2.5-2+deb7u3
CVE ID: CVE-2017-14500
Debian Bug: 876004

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