UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6508

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6508
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6508.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6508
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Published
2017-03-07T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:09Z
Severity
  • 6.1 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wget

Package

Name
wget
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget@1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.14-2ubuntu1
1.14-5ubuntu1
1.15-1ubuntu1
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.1
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "wget"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wget

Package

Name
wget
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget@1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.16.1-1ubuntu1
1.17.1-1ubuntu1
1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1
1.17.1-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "wget"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}