7.5

CVE-2014-8517: apple mac_os_x Command Injection

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2014-8517openSUSE-SU-2024:10306-1
Published 17-11-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-8517 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Command Injection vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 69.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
54/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
69.12%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 17-11-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

69.12%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 69.12% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
69.12%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • exploit-databaseremotebsdUnverified

    tnftp (FreeBSD 8/9/10) - 'tnftp' Client Side

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databaseremoteunixVerified

    tnftp - 'savefile' Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    tnftp "savefile" Arbitrary Command Execution

    exploit/unix/http/tnftp_savefile

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple1 product
  • mac_os_x10.8.5 | 10.9.5 | 10.10.0 | 10.10.1
Debian1 product
  • tnftp< 20130505-2
Netbsd1 product
  • netbsdEOL5.1 | 5.1.1 | 5.1.2 | 5.1.3 | 5.1.4 | 5.2 | 5.2.1 | 5.2.2 | 6.0 | 6.0.1 | 6.0.2 | 6.0.3 | 6.0.4 | 6.0.5 | 6.0.6 | 6.1 | 6.1.1 | 6.1.2 | 6.1.3 | 6.1.4 | 6.1.5
Opensuse1 product
  • tnftp&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 20151004-1.3

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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