Medium severity5.9OSV Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2026· Updated Jul 9, 2026
CVE-2026-58471
CVE-2026-58471
Description
GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit c2640fe, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the convert_fname() function within src/url.c that allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption through a server-supplied filename requiring character set conversion. When the output buffer is too small during iconv E2BIG reallocation, the reallocation logic miscalculates the remaining space, leading to a heap buffer overflow that can be exploited via a maliciously crafted server response.
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References
2News mentions
1- GNU Patch & Wget: Six Vulnerabilities Including Heap Overflows and DoS Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Jul 10, 2026