CRLF Injection Affecting wget package, versions <1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.29% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-WGET-300438
  • published 7 Mar 2017
  • disclosed 7 Mar 2017

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 wget to version 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.