CVE-2008-3907

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

Published: 2008-09-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3907 is rated Moderate Risk (54.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.82%). EPSS rose +1.09% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3907

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.73% 1.82% +1.09%
2 2025-03-17 1.81% 0.73% -1.08%
3 2025-02-06 — 1.81% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3907

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3907

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3907

vendor priority summary link
gentoo normal CVE-2008-3907: 1 GLSA(s) (200809-12), 1 atom(s) (net-news/newsbeuter); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-3907
ubuntu medium CVE-2008-3907 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (newsbeuter), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, upstream): released 3, DNE 2, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-3907

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-3907

Comment: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/01/4 "The previous version allowed to execute arbitrary code by a crafted feed URL that is passed as a command line parameter if the URL is opened by an external browser."

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3907

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
newsbeuter newsbeuter <= 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newsbeuter newsbeuter 0.9.1 cpe:2.3:a:newsbeuter:newsbeuter:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3907

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