CVE-2017-6508

Public Exploit

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.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2017-03/msg00018.html mailing list exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96877 vdb entry
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=4d729e322fae359a1aefaafec1144764a54e8ad4 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6508?
CVE-2017-6508 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6508?
To fix CVE-2017-6508, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6508 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-6508 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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