Summary
It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and
Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-20483)
Kusano Kazuhiko discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-5953)
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | wget | 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | wget | 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | wget | 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Unscored —
set_file_metadata in xattr.c in GNU Wget before 1.20.1 stores a file's origin URL in the user.xdg.origin.url metadata a…
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Unscored —
Buffer overflow in GNU Wget 1.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or may execut…