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TI-2014-06993 Aliases CVE-2014-8517GHSA-5gp4-x3wh-cxgj

The fetch_url function in usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c in tnftp, as used in NetBSD 5.1 through…

Priority HIGH 70CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.69115 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.8.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.9.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.10.1VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.2VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.3VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.4VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableNetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.9.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.10.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.3 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.4 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.2VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.3VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.4VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.5VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0.6VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.1VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.2VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.3VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.4VulnerableNetBSD
cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1.5VulnerableNetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.6 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.1 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.2 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.3 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.4 Vulnerable ·NetBSD
  • cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:6.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.5 Vulnerable ·NetBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8517
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gp4-x3wh-cxgj

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 3

Sources

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