#VU41100 Command Injection in macOS and NetBSD - CVE-2014-8517 

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#VU41100 Command Injection in macOS and NetBSD - CVE-2014-8517

Published: November 17, 2014 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41100
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8517
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
macOS
NetBSD
Software vendor:
Apple Inc.
NetBSD Foundation, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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