Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wget package, versions <1.19.5-3.6.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.86% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-WGET-2754488
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Apr 2019

Introduced: 10 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-5953  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 wget to version 1.19.5-3.6.2 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in GNU Wget 1.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or may execute an arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.