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CVE-2019-5953

Published: May 17, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
5.1%
Top 8.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

wgetgnuOSS Libraries
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
gnuoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka g. nu
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN25261088/index.html
jvn.jp
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2979
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3168
access.redhat.com
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Timeline

Published
May 17, 2019
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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