CVE-2014-8517
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 69.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-11-17 16:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:18Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-10-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- ea4845cf9de356f1cd55af93f34d817f51dd0eaaf414580785ac6c5172dda3f8
05 Affected products
06 References
- ftp.netbsd.orgNetBSD-SA2014-013http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc
- secunia.com62028http://secunia.com/advisories/62028
- www.exploit-db.com43112https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20141028 Re: ftp(1) can be made execute arbitrary commands by malicious webserverhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/HT204244
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201611-05https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:1383http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- secunia.com62260http://secunia.com/advisories/62260
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20141028 ftp(1) can be made execute arbitrary commands by malicious webserverhttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- tnftp Fixed in 20130505-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- tnftp Fixed in 20130505-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- tnftp Fixed in 20130505-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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