Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting tnftp package, versions <20130505-2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
69.12% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-TNFTP-287896
  • published17 Nov 2014
  • disclosed17 Nov 2014

Introduced: 17 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-8517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 tnftp to version 20130505-2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tnftp package and not the tnftp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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