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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 69.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- tnftp "savefile" Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/http/tnftp_savefileRank excellentdisclosed 28 Oct 2014
Exploit-DB2 entries
- tnftp - 'savefile' Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 43112remote, unixpublished 3 Nov 2017Verified
- tnftp (FreeBSD 8/9/10) - 'tnftp' Client Side (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35427remote, bsdpublished 2 Dec 2014Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 43112 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 20 days later
· 20 days later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 69.1% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
10
- NetBSD-SA2014-013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSDx_transferred
- 62028 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 43112 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141028 Re: ftp(1) can be made execute arbitrary commands by malicious webserver (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201611-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1383 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 62260 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141028 ftp(1) can be made execute arbitrary commands by malicious webserver (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-8354 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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