HIGH
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
Published Nov 17, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 69.12%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 5.1
- 5.1.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.1.3
- 5.1.4
- 5.2
- 5.2.1
- 5.2.2
- 6.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.0.3
- 6.0.4
- 6.0.5
- 6.0.6
- 6.1
- 6.1.1
- 6.1.2
- 6.1.3
- 6.1.4
- 6.1.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
69.12% 0.69115
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.69115
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 69.12% (0.69115) | 99.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 69.91% (0.69905) | 99.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 84.28% (0.84275) | 99.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.27% (0.83266) | 99.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.59% (0.95588) | 99.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 13, 2024 | 95.89% (0.95886) | 99.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 1, 2024 | 95.88% (0.95879) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 95.80% (0.95805) | 99.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 7, 2023 | 96.44% (0.96437) | 99.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 96.35% (0.96353) | 99.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 2, 2023 | 96.47% (0.96465) | 99.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 96.54% (0.96541) | 99.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 86.09% (0.86094) | 99.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 86.09% (0.86094) | 99.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62028 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62260 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62028 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62260 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.apple.com/HT204244 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 17, 2014
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Oct 28, 2014
Link CVE-2014-8517
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a