CVE-2019-5953
Public on 2019-04-17
Modified on 2019-06-13
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.
Severity
Important
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | wget | 2019-04-17 | ALAS-2019-1194 | Fixed |
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | wget | 2019-06-11 | ALAS2-2019-1227 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |