Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-7416 affects Canto Curses before 0.9.0. A malicious or compromised feed server could place shell metacharacters in a feed URL and cause command execution on a user's system. This is most relevant where the legacy Canto Curses feed reader is still installed and fetching untrusted feeds. Exposure is likely limited to systems running Canto Curses before 0.9.0, especially user workstations or servers that fetch RSS/Atom feeds from untrusted, compromised, or abandoned feed sources. The provided affected-product metadata is incomplete, so asset confirmation is necessary. Prioritize as high only if legacy Canto Curses is present. The vulnerability can lead to command execution, but exposure is probably narrow and there is no provided evidence of active exploitation. Confirm presence first, then patch or remove the software. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Canto Curses to version 0.9.0 or later where available.; Apply the relevant Debian or vendor package fix if using packaged builds.; Remove untrusted, abandoned, or unnecessary feed subscriptions..
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- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=731582CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- canto-cve20137416-command-exec(98947)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://github.com/themoken/canto-curses/commit/2817869f98c54975f31e2dd674c1aefa70749ccaCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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