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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting wget package, versions <1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.4% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-WGET-342516
  • published 5 Apr 2019
  • disclosed 17 May 2019
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Introduced: 5 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-5953 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 wget to version 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5 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.

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.