7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2014-8517
NetBSD tnftp HTTP Redirect Command Injection
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 17, 2014, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8517 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Netbsd netbsd
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected package or upgrading the operating system to a patched version.
  • Update the affected tnftp packages.
  • Upgrade to the latest version of the operating system.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-8517 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-8517 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

my little exploit repo

Python

Updated: 6 years, 1 month ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 2, 2017, 8:33 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8517 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8517 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62028
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62260
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/HT204244
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 31, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
    Added Reference http://support.apple.com/HT204244
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc No Types Assigned http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc Advisory, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-77
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

85.18 }} 1.23%

score

0.99293

percentile