Summary
It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled semicolons in the userinfo
subcomponent of a URI. A remote attacker could possibly trick a user into
connecting to a different host than expected.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | wget | 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | wget | 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | wget | 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Critical 9.1
url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be ins…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38428