CVE-2019-5953
N/A
Published: May 17, 2019 at 03:25 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:38 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsWgetGNU Wget
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 1.20.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25261088/index.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2979Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3168Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-19Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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