CVE-2014-8517

High

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.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability99. percentile69.1%
ProductNetbsd
PublishedNov 17, 2014
First seenNov 17, 2014

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
netbsd netbsd5.1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5, 6.0.6, 6.1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5—
apple mac_os_x10.8.5, 10.9.5, 10.10.0, 10.10.1—

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