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CVE-2017-6508

CRLF injection vulnerability in the url_parse function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP hea…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.9%
percentile 87%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences

References

  • lists.gnu.org /archive/html/bug-wget/2017-03/msg00018.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201706-16 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96877 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • git.savannah.gnu.org /cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=4d729e322fae359a1aefaafec1144764a54e8ad4 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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