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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

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.00198
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-93Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
gnu wget<= 1.19.1
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
poclists.gnu.org · msg00018.htmllists.gnu.org
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Sigma Hunt Rules

7
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSuspicious Download and Execute Pattern via Curl/Wget
producthighSuspicious File Download From IP Via Wget.EXE
producthighSuspicious File Download From IP Via Wget.EXE - Paths
producthighSuspicious File Download From File Sharing Domain Via Wget.EXE
productmediumDownload File To Potentially Suspicious Directory Via Wget
productmediumData Exfiltration with Wget
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Scoring & Timeline

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.0 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD07 Mar 2017 · 08:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

5
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11510-1
usnUSN-3464-2
usnUSN-3464-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0799-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:0800-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=4d729e322fae359a1aefaafec1144764a54e8ad4Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96877
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16
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