CVE-2019-5953
wget: do_conversion() heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · April 3, 2019
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the GNU Wget in version 1.20.1 and earlier when processing Internationalized Resource Identifiers. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of wget as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
This issue affects the versions of wget as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer