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CVE-2014-8517

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 69.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.5 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77
EPSS score
69.1% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-8354)
Published
November 17, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-8354 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apple / mac os x
  • apple / mac os x
  • apple / mac os x
  • apple / mac os x
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd
  • netbsd / netbsd

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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