QID 671086

Date Published: 2021-11-29

QID 671086: EulerOS Security Update for wget (EulerOS-SA-2019-2198)

Gnu wget is a file retrieval utility which can use either the http or ftp protocols.
Wget features include the ability to work in the background while you are logged out, recursive retrieval of directories, file name wildcard matching, remote file timestamp storage and comparison, use of rest with ftp servers and range with http servers to retrieve files over slow or unstable connections, support for proxy servers, and configurability.
Security fix(es): 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-2017-6508)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

An arbitrary attacker may exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.
    • Solution
    The Vendor has released a security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit EulerOS-SA-2019-2198 for updates and patch information
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 671086

    CVE-2017-6508 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    EulerOS-SA-2019-2198 EulerOS V2.0SP5 URL Logo developer.huaweicloud.com/ict/en/site-euleros/euleros/security-advisories/EulerOS-SA-2019-2198
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