CVE-2017-6508

wget: CRLF injection in the url_parse function in url.c

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · March 7, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

A CRLF injection flaw was found in the way wget handled URLs. A remote attacker could use this flaw to inject arbitrary HTTP headers in requests, via CRLF sequences in the host sub-component of a URL, by tricking a user running wget into processing crafted URLs.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 5.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')