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TI-2002-01487 Aliases CVE-2002-1565GHSA-4q5x-p4gv-j5cj

Buffer overflow in url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows attackers to cause a…

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Buffer overflow in url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02954 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7VulnerableImmunix
  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7 Vulnerable ·Immunix

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2003:372 Released 2003-12-10 · Red Hat rating Low
    wget security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2003:372
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:372
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:372
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2003:372

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-1565
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4q5x-p4gv-j5cj

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2000-00834 Some functions that implement the locale subsystem on Unix do not properly cleanse… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00079 Off-by-one error in the channel code of OpenSSH 2.0 through 3.0.2 allows local users or… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2001-00985 Squid before 2.3STABLE5 in HTTP accelerator mode does not enable access control lists… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2001-00465 Format string vulnerability in Mutt before 1.2.5 allows a remote malicious IMAP server to execute arbitrary commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2000-01201 ping in iputils before 20001010, as distributed on Red Hat Linux 6.2 through 7J and other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2000-01122 Multiple shell programs on various Unix systems, including (1) tcsh, (2) csh, (3) sh, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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