CVE-2019-5953

Published: May 17, 2019Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in GNU Wget 1.20.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS) or may execute an arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Wget

Gnu

1 product

Wget

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Wget	Up to 1.20.1

Related CWEs

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (12)

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25261088/index.html

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2979

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3168

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-19

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K14560101

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Product

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25261088/index.html