CVE-2002-1565 Affecting wget package, versions <1.8.2-8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.82% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN13-WGET-5699605
  • published 16 Jun 2003
  • disclosed 16 Jun 2003

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 wget to version 1.8.2-8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wget package and not the wget package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

Recommended
7.3 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    Low
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low