{
    "id": "CVE-2014-8517",
    "published": "2014-11-17 16:59:05",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:16:51",
    "cvss_score": "7.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-77",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.69115",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99336",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:19:42",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "netbsd",
            "product": "netbsd"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "43112",
            "title": "tnftp - 'savefile' Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2017-11-03",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "35427",
            "title": "tnftp (FreeBSD 8/9/10) - 'tnftp' Client Side",
            "date": "2014-12-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35427"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html",
        "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459",
        "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/62028",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/62260",
        "http://support.apple.com/HT204244",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/",
        "http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2014-013.txt.asc",
        "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00029.html",
        "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/459",
        "http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q4/464",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/62028",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/62260",
        "http://support.apple.com/HT204244",
        "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201611-05",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43112/"
    ]
}