SB2014103106 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for tnftp
Published: October 31, 2014 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2014103106
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8517)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: 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
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.