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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 through 6.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a | (pipe) character at the end of an HTTP redirect.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-8517 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from apple, from netbsd organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-11-17T16:59:05.213

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-77

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.8.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.9.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.10.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.10.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.1.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.1.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.1.3	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.1.4	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.2.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	5.2.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.0	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.0.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.0.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.0.3	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.0.4	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.0.5	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.0.6	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.1.1	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.1.2	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.1.3	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.1.4	Yes
Operating System	netbsd	netbsd	6.1.5	Yes

References

http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459 ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62028 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62260 ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/HT204244 ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/ ([email protected])
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62028 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62260 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/HT204244 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.