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CVE-2014-8517
Published:November 17, 2014
Updated:May 07, 2026
The fetch_url function in usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c in tnftp, as used in NetBSD 5.1 through 5.1.4, 5.2 through 5.2.2, 6.0 through 6.0.6, and 6.1 through 6.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a | (pipe) character at the end of an HTTP redirect.
Related Resources (11)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/62028
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8517
http://secunia.com/advisories/62260
http://support.apple.com/HT204244
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CWE-77
EPSS
Base Score:
84.98