CRLF Injection Affecting wget-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.18-3.27.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.94% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-WGETDEBUGINFO-1707389
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed7 Mar 2017

Introduced: 7 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-6508  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-93  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 wget-debuginfo to version 0:1.18-3.27.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-881.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wget-debuginfo package and not the wget-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.