wget: CRLF injection in the url_parse function in url.c
Published Mar 7, 2017
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.11%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wget
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wget
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wget
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wget | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wget | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wget | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.11% (0.03112) | 87.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.09% (0.03086) | 85.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 31.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 69.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 68.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00291) | 64.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 31.19th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 30.55th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 69.61th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.31% (0.01306) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=4d729e322fae359a1aefaafec1144764a54e8ad4 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2017-03/msg00018.html x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96877 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6508 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429984 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6508
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6508
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git/commit/?id=4d729e322fae359a1aefaafec1144764a54e8ad4 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-wget/2017-03/msg00018.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing List | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96877 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6508 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429984 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6508 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-16 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6508 |
Change history (0)
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