Improper input validation in Gnu Wget
CVE-2018-0494
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.170 (96.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Gnu Wget
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 7.0
- N/a Wget — versions WGet
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
- security@debian.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@debian.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0494?
- CVE-2018-0494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Wget, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0494?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.