USN-3943-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3943-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3943-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3943-1
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Published
2019-04-08T23:52:29.345548Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:49Z
Summary
wget vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-20483)

Kusano Kazuhiko discovered that Wget incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-5953)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / wget

Package

Name
wget
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget@1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5

Affected versions

1.*

1.14-2ubuntu1
1.14-5ubuntu1
1.15-1ubuntu1
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.1
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.3
1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "wget",
            "binary_version": "1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-5953"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / wget

Package

Name
wget
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget@1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5

Affected versions

1.*

1.16.1-1ubuntu1
1.17.1-1ubuntu1
1.17.1-1ubuntu1.1
1.17.1-1ubuntu1.2
1.17.1-1ubuntu1.3
1.17.1-1ubuntu1.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "wget",
            "binary_version": "1.17.1-1ubuntu1.5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-5953"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / wget

Package

Name
wget
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/wget@1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.19.1-3ubuntu1
1.19.1-3ubuntu1.1
1.19.2-1ubuntu1
1.19.3-2ubuntu1
1.19.4-1ubuntu2
1.19.4-1ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "wget",
            "binary_version": "1.19.4-1ubuntu2.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "low",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2018-20483"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-5953"
        }
    ]
}