CVE-2017-6508

Publication date 7 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.1 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
wget 17.10 artful
Fixed 1.19.1-3ubuntu1.1
17.04 zesty
Fixed 1.18-2ubuntu1.1
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3
12.04 LTS precise Ignored end of life

Patch details

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Package Patch details
wget

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.1 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N