vulnerability
Rocky Linux: CVE-2024-38428: wget (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N) | Jun 16, 2024 | May 8, 2025 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Published
Jun 16, 2024
Added
May 8, 2025
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
url.c in GNU Wget through 1.24.5 mishandles semicolons in the userinfo subcomponent of a URI, and thus there may be insecure behavior in which data that was supposed to be in the userinfo subcomponent is misinterpreted to be part of the host subcomponent.
Solutions
rocky-upgrade-wgetrocky-upgrade-wget-debuginforocky-upgrade-wget-debugsource
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