A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200809-12
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Severity: Normal
Title: Newsbeuter: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: September 22, 2008
Bugs: #236506
ID: 200809-12
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Synopsis
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Insufficient input validation in newsbeuter may allow remote attackers
to execute arbitrary shell commands.
Background
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Newsbeuter is a RSS/Atom feed reader for the text console.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-news/newsbeuter < 1.2 >= 1.=
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Description
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J.H.M. Dassen reported that the open-in-browser command does not
properly escape shell metacharacters in the URL before passing it to
system().
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a feed with specially
crafted URLs, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary
shell commands with the privileges of the user running the application.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Newsbeuter users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-news/newsbeuter-1.2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-3907
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3907
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200809-12.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
