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Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-5953: ELSA-2019-0983: wget security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-5953: ELSA-2019-0983: wget security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/03/2019
Created
07/23/2020
Added
07/21/2020
Modified
08/06/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-wget

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