CVE-2017-6508

low-risk
Published 2017-03-07

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.19% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.1/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gnu
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/ 100
low-risk
Severity 23/34 · High
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal