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CVE-2017-6508
CRLF injection vulnerability in the url_parse function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP…
Medium6.1EPSS 2.9%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2017-03/msg00018.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- GLSA-201706-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 96877 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=4d729e322fae359a1aefaafec1144764a54e8ad4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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