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Red Hat: CVE-2019-5953: CVE-2019-5953 wget: do_conversion() heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2019-5953: CVE-2019-5953 wget: do_conversion() heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/07/2019
Created
05/08/2019
Added
05/08/2019
Modified
12/15/2023

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)

  • redhat-upgrade-wget
  • redhat-upgrade-wget-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-wget-debugsource

References

  • CVE-2019-5953
  • RHSA-2019:0983
  • RHSA-2019:1228
  • RHSA-2019:2979
  • RHSA-2019:3168

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