CVE-2014-8517
high
CVSS v3
—
CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
8.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8517
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8517.html
Exploits
Exploit-DB
- EDB-43112 · remote · unix
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| macos | 10.8.5 | affected | |
| macos | 10.9.5 | affected | |
| macos | 10.10.0 | affected | |
| macos | 10.10.1 | affected | |
| freebsd | 5.1 | affected | |
| freebsd | 5.1.1 | affected | |
| freebsd | 5.1.2 | affected | |
| freebsd | 5.1.3 | affected | |
| freebsd | 5.1.4 | affected | |
| freebsd | 5.2 | affected | |
| freebsd | 5.2.1 | affected | |
| freebsd | 5.2.2 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.0 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.0.1 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.0.2 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.0.3 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.0.4 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.0.5 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.0.6 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.1 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.1.1 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.1.2 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.1.3 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.1.4 | affected | |
| freebsd | 6.1.5 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 20130505-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 20130505-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 20130505-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 20130505-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 20130505-2 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8517.html
- http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62028
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62260
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8517
CWEs
CWE-77
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.