CVE-2014-8517

Summary

CVECVE-2014-8517
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-11-17 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2017-11-06 02:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-77

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.8.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.10.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.8.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.9.5 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1.3 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1.4 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.2.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.2.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.3 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.4 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.5 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.6 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.3 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.4 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.5 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1.3 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.1.4 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.2.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 5.2.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.3 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.4 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.5 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.0.6 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.1 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.2 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.3 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.4 All All All
Operating System Netbsd Netbsd 6.1.5 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-sec: ftp(1) can be made execute arbitrary commands by malicious webserver MLIST seclists.org
openSUSE-SU-2014:1383-1: moderate: tnftp: Prevent command exection SUSE lists.opensuse.org
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001 - Apple Support CONFIRM support.apple.com
NetBSD-SA2014-013 NETBSD ftp.netbsd.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-sec: Re: ftp(1) can be made execute arbitrary commands by malicious webserver MLIST seclists.org
APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4 OS X 10.10.2 and Security Update 2015-001 APPLE lists.apple.com
tnftp - 'savefile' Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
Security Advisory SA62028 - NetBSD ftp "fetch_url()" Command Injection Vulnerability - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
Security Advisory SA62260 - SUSE update for tnftp - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
tnftp: Arbitrary code execution (GLSA 201611-05) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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