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...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8517- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8517- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8354 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8354- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gp4-x3wh-cxgj No score
The fetch_url function in usr.bin/ftp/fetch.c in tnftp, as used in NetBSD 5.1 through 5.1.4, 5.2...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5gp4-x3wh-cxgj- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-8517- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8517 No score
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8517- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10306-1 No score
tnftp-20151004-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the tnftp-20151004-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10306-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | tnftp (FreeBSD 8/9/10) - 'tnftp' Client Side | 2014-12-02 |
| Exploit-DB | tnftp - 'savefile' Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2017-11-03 |
| Metasploit | tnftp "savefile" Arbitrary Command Execution | 2014-10-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8517 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Netbsd, published November 17, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.1%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in tnftp 20130505-2.
References
ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc
secunia.com/advisories/62028
exploit-db.com/exploits/43112
seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464
support.apple.com/HT204244
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8517
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gp4-x3wh-cxgj
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8517
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8517