Vulnerability in GNU Wget
CVE-2006-6719
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (91.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Wget — versions 1.5.3, 1.6, 1.7
References
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-930
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21650 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2947 (exploit)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)