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 2014-11-17 16:59:05
Updated 2017-11-06 02:29:00
Source MITRE
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-8517

95.59%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2014-8517

  • tnftp "savefile" Arbitrary Command Execution
    Disclosure Date: 2014-10-28
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/unix/http/tnftp_savefile
    This module exploits an arbitrary command execution vulnerability in tnftp's handling of the resolved output filename - called "savefile" in the source - from a requested resource. If tnftp is executed without the -o command-line option, it will resolve the

CVSS scores for CVE-2014-8517

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2014-8517

References for CVE-2014-8517

Products affected by CVE-2014-8517

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