Misinterpretation of Input Affecting wget-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.67% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-WGETDEBUGINFO-7547830
  • published23 Jul 2024
  • disclosed16 Jun 2024

Introduced: 16 Jun 2024

CVE-2024-38428  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-115  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 wget-debuginfo to version 0:1.21.3-1.amzn2023.0.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-657.

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:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.

CVSS Base Scores

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