CRLF injection vulnerability in the url_parse function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1…
Priority LOW 33CWE-93Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
CRLF injection vulnerability in the url_parse function in url.c in Wget through 1.19.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via CRLF sequences in the host subcomponent of a URL.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02942 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6508
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vmw7-mxgc-c8qm
References
More GNU Wget vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-09727 GNU Wget: stack overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-04293 GNU wget before 1.18 allows remote servers to write to arbitrary files by redirecting a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-04014 Absolute path traversal vulnerability in GNU Wget before 1.16, when recursion is enabled… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2017-09728 GNU Wget: heap overflow in HTTP protocol handling CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-04244 Out-of-bounds write in GNU Wget CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-06103 Race condition in wget 1.17 and earlier, when used in recursive or mirroring mode to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2017-6508 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-6508 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vmw7-mxgc-c8qm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-6508 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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