Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-6508

Description

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.

Affected products

GNU/Wget
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:wget:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.19.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/nvdPatch
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2017-03/msg00018.htmlnvdExploitMailing List
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96877nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16nvd

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