Wget
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CVEs (25)
| CVE | Vendor / Product | Sev | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | KEV | Published | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2019-5953 | Cri | 0.64 | 9.8 | 0.06 | May 17, 2019 | 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. | ||
| CVE-2017-13089 | Hig | 0.64 | 8.8 | 0.80 | Oct 27, 2017 | The http.c:skip_short_body() function is called in some circumstances, such as when processing redirects. When the response is sent chunked in wget before 1.19.2, the chunk parser uses strtol() to read each chunk's length, but doesn't check that the chunk length is a… | ||
| CVE-2017-13090 | Hig | 0.60 | 8.8 | 0.37 | Oct 27, 2017 | The retr.c:fd_read_body() function is called when processing OK responses. When the response is sent chunked in wget before 1.19.2, the chunk parser uses strtol() to read each chunk's length, but doesn't check that the chunk length is a non-negative number. The code then tries… | ||
| CVE-2024-38428 | Cri | 0.59 | 9.1 | 0.01 | Jun 16, 2024 | url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent. | ||
| CVE-2016-4971 | Hig | 0.57 | 8.8 | 0.46 | Jun 30, 2016 | GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource. | ||
| CVE-2018-20483 | Hig | 0.51 | 7.8 | 0.01 | Dec 26, 2018 | set_file_metadata in xattr.c in GNU Wget before 1.20.1 stores a file's origin URL in the user.xdg.origin.url metadata attribute of the extended attributes of the downloaded file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (e.g., credentials contained in the URL) by… | ||
| CVE-2016-7098 | Hig | 0.49 | 8.1 | 0.07 | Sep 26, 2016 | Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to download a single file, might allow remote servers to bypass intended access list restrictions by keeping an HTTP connection open. | ||
| CVE-2026-58469 | Hig | 0.42 | 7.5 | 0.00 | Jul 7, 2026 | GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit 37a40fc, contains a heap buffer underread vulnerability in the clean_metalink_string() function within src/metalink.c that allows a malicious server to trigger memory corruption by serving a Metalink document containing a whitespace-only… | ||
| CVE-2021-31879 | Med | 0.40 | 6.1 | 0.01 | Apr 29, 2021 | GNU Wget through 1.21.1 does not omit the Authorization header upon a redirect to a different origin, a related issue to CVE-2018-1000007. | ||
| CVE-2018-0494 | Med | 0.40 | 6.5 | 0.17 | May 6, 2018 | GNU Wget before 1.19.5 is prone to a cookie injection vulnerability in the resp_new function in http.c via a \r\n sequence in a continuation line. | ||
| CVE-2017-6508 | Med | 0.40 | 6.1 | 0.03 | Mar 7, 2017 | 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. | ||
| CVE-2026-15146 | Med | 0.38 | 5.9 | 0.00 | Jul 10, 2026 | GNU Wget does not validate the IP address provided by an FTP PASV response while operating in FTP passive mode. A malicious FTP server, or an HTTP server that redirects to an FTP URL, can exploit this behavior to redirect Wget’s data connection to an arbitrary IP address and… | ||
| CVE-2024-10524 | Med | 0.35 | 6.5 | 0.01 | Nov 19, 2024 | Applications that use Wget to access a remote resource using shorthand URLs and pass arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable. In these cases attackers can enter crafted credentials which will cause Wget to access an arbitrary host. | ||
| CVE-2026-58472 | Med | 0.31 | 5.9 | 0.00 | Jul 7, 2026 | GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit dd692d9, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the html_quote_string() function in src/convert.c that allows a remote attacker to trigger memory corruption by supplying a crafted HTML attribute with a large number of characters… | ||
| CVE-2026-58471 | Med | 0.31 | 5.9 | 0.00 | Jul 7, 2026 | 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… | ||
| CVE-2026-58470 | Med | 0.27 | 5.3 | 0.00 | Jul 7, 2026 | GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit 43d3ba9, contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the parse_content_range() function within src/http.c that allows server-controlled values to cause signed integer arithmetic to overflow. Attackers can supply malicious Content-Range… | ||
| CVE-2004-1488 | 0.04 | — | 0.12 | Apr 27, 2005 | wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP responses to the terminal, which may allow remote malicious web servers to inject terminal escape sequences and execute arbitrary code. | |||
| CVE-2006-6719 | 0.03 | — | 0.04 | Dec 23, 2006 | The ftp_syst function in ftp-basic.c in Free Software Foundation (FSF) GNU wget 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malicious FTP server with a large number of blank 220 responses to the SYST command. | |||
| CVE-2004-2014 | 0.03 | — | 0.01 | Dec 31, 2004 | Wget 1.9 and 1.9.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the name of the file being downloaded. | |||
| CVE-2014-4877 | 0.00 | — | 0.40 | Oct 29, 2014 | Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a LIST response that references the same filename within two entries, one of which… |
- risk 0.64cvss 9.8epss 0.06
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.
- risk 0.64cvss 8.8epss 0.80
The http.c:skip_short_body() function is called in some circumstances, such as when processing redirects. When the response is sent chunked in wget before 1.19.2, the chunk parser uses strtol() to read each chunk's length, but doesn't check that the chunk length is a…
- risk 0.60cvss 8.8epss 0.37
The retr.c:fd_read_body() function is called when processing OK responses. When the response is sent chunked in wget before 1.19.2, the chunk parser uses strtol() to read each chunk's length, but doesn't check that the chunk length is a non-negative number. The code then tries…
- risk 0.59cvss 9.1epss 0.01
url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.
- risk 0.57cvss 8.8epss 0.46
GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a request from HTTP to a crafted FTP resource.
- risk 0.51cvss 7.8epss 0.01
set_file_metadata in xattr.c in GNU Wget before 1.20.1 stores a file's origin URL in the user.xdg.origin.url metadata attribute of the extended attributes of the downloaded file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information (e.g., credentials contained in the URL) by…
- risk 0.49cvss 8.1epss 0.07
Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to download a single file, might allow remote servers to bypass intended access list restrictions by keeping an HTTP connection open.
- risk 0.42cvss 7.5epss 0.00
GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit 37a40fc, contains a heap buffer underread vulnerability in the clean_metalink_string() function within src/metalink.c that allows a malicious server to trigger memory corruption by serving a Metalink document containing a whitespace-only…
- risk 0.40cvss 6.1epss 0.01
GNU Wget through 1.21.1 does not omit the Authorization header upon a redirect to a different origin, a related issue to CVE-2018-1000007.
- risk 0.40cvss 6.5epss 0.17
GNU Wget before 1.19.5 is prone to a cookie injection vulnerability in the resp_new function in http.c via a \r\n sequence in a continuation line.
- risk 0.40cvss 6.1epss 0.03
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.
- risk 0.38cvss 5.9epss 0.00
GNU Wget does not validate the IP address provided by an FTP PASV response while operating in FTP passive mode. A malicious FTP server, or an HTTP server that redirects to an FTP URL, can exploit this behavior to redirect Wget’s data connection to an arbitrary IP address and…
- risk 0.35cvss 6.5epss 0.01
Applications that use Wget to access a remote resource using shorthand URLs and pass arbitrary user credentials in the URL are vulnerable. In these cases attackers can enter crafted credentials which will cause Wget to access an arbitrary host.
- risk 0.31cvss 5.9epss 0.00
GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit dd692d9, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the html_quote_string() function in src/convert.c that allows a remote attacker to trigger memory corruption by supplying a crafted HTML attribute with a large number of characters…
- risk 0.31cvss 5.9epss 0.00
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…
- risk 0.27cvss 5.3epss 0.00
GNU Wget through 1.25.0, fixed in commit 43d3ba9, contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the parse_content_range() function within src/http.c that allows server-controlled values to cause signed integer arithmetic to overflow. Attackers can supply malicious Content-Range…
- CVE-2004-1488Apr 27, 2005risk 0.04cvss —epss 0.12
wget 1.8.x and 1.9.x does not filter or quote control characters when displaying HTTP responses to the terminal, which may allow remote malicious web servers to inject terminal escape sequences and execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2006-6719Dec 23, 2006risk 0.03cvss —epss 0.04
The ftp_syst function in ftp-basic.c in Free Software Foundation (FSF) GNU wget 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malicious FTP server with a large number of blank 220 responses to the SYST command.
- CVE-2004-2014Dec 31, 2004risk 0.03cvss —epss 0.01
Wget 1.9 and 1.9.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the name of the file being downloaded.
- CVE-2014-4877Oct 29, 2014risk 0.00cvss —epss 0.40
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled, allows remote FTP servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via a LIST response that references the same filename within two entries, one of which…
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