CVE-2006-6719 Affecting wget package, versions <1.13-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.08% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WGET-300543
  • published23 Dec 2006
  • disclosed23 Dec 2006

Introduced: 23 Dec 2006

CVE-2006-6719  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 wget to version 1.13-1 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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ftp_syst function in ftp-basic.c in Free Software Foundation (FSF) GNU wget 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malicious FTP server with a large number of blank 220 responses to the SYST command.

CVSS Scores

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