CVE-2019-5953
wget: do_conversion() heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
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*EPSS
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*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
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.
El desbordamiento de búfer en GNU Wget 1.20.1 y versiones anteriores permite a los atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (DoS) o pueden ejecutar un código arbitrario a través de vectores no especificados.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the GNU Wget in version 1.20.1 and earlier when processing Internationalized Resource Identifiers. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
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Timeline
- 2019-01-10 CVE Reserved
- 2019-04-08 CVE Published
- 2024-05-10 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
References (8)
URL | Tag | Source |
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http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25261088/index.html | Third Party Advisory | |
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14560101 | X_refsource_confirm | |
https://www.gnu.org/software/wget | Product |
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2979 | 2020-08-24 | |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3168 | 2020-08-24 | |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-19 | 2020-08-24 | |
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5953 | 2019-10-23 | |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1695679 | 2019-10-23 |