CVE-2017-6508

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Wget
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 March 2017

Summary

CRLF injection vulnerability in the url_parse function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in the host subcomponent of a URL.

References

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2017-03/msg000...
x_refsource_MISC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96877
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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