GNU wget 1.8.1 URL url_filename null termination

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU wget 1.8.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects the function url_filename of the component URL Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null termination. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2002-1565. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU wget 1.8.1 (Automation Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects the function url_filename of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null termination vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-170. The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2003 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1565 since 06/04/2003. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 12436 (RHEL 2.1 : wget (RHSA-2003:372)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10851), Tenable (12436) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29380†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null termination
CWE: CWE-170 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 12436
Nessus Name: RHEL 2.1 : wget (RHSA-2003:372)
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12/12/2002 🔍
06/04/2003 +174 days 🔍
06/16/2003 +12 days 🔍
06/16/2003 +0 days 🔍
12/10/2003 +177 days 🔍
07/06/2004 +209 days 🔍
01/27/2011 +2396 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +1292 days 🔍
02/09/2019 +1643 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1565 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20517
X-Force: 10851
Vulnerability Center: 29380 - Wget 1.8.1 Remote Denial of Service or Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Long URL, High

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 01:00
Updated: 02/09/2019 10:57
Changes: 08/12/2014 01:00 (64), 02/09/2019 10:57 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:5FC:103

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