CVE-2024-38428
Publication date 16 June 2024
Last updated 12 August 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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wget | 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 1.21.4-1ubuntu4.1
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 1.21.2-2ubuntu1.1
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 1.20.3-1ubuntu2.1
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2+esm1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5+esm1
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
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mdeslaur
using semicolons in the userinfo component isn't a common occurence, but a user could be tricked into thinking they are connecting to a different host than they are in actuality
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 9.1 · Critical |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6852-1
- Wget vulnerability
- 26 June 2024
- USN-6852-2
- Wget vulnerability
- 27 June 2024